Bold ranks show taxa that will be shown in taxoboxes
because rank is principal or always_display=yes.
| Ancestral taxa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domain: | Eukaryota | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Clade: | Podiata | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Clade: | Amorphea | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Clade: | Obazoa | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Clade: | Opisthokonta | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Clade: | Holozoa | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Clade: | Filozoa | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Clade: | Choanozoa | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Phylum: | Porifera | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
| Class: | Demospongiae | [Taxonomy; edit] | |
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| Parent: | Porifera [Taxonomy; edit] |
| Rank: | classis (displays as Class) |
| Link: | Demosponge|Demospongiae(links to Demosponge) |
| Extinct: | no |
| Always displayed: | yes (major rank) |
| Taxonomic references: | – |
| Parent's taxonomic references: | Sponge Paraphyly is now "generally accepted" (according to, for example, the article at Porifera). For a recent reference summarizing this perspective, see Nielsen, Claus (2010). Animal Evolution: Interrelationships of the Living Phyla (third ed.). ISBN 9780199606023.. This should be denoted in the link by double quotation marks (""). |