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Monophyletic taxon: Phylum Porifera Grant, 1836 - sponges (sponge)
Classification by:

Natura - nature
Count: 22k;190p;1047c;1934o;10,639f;120,540g;256,817s;29,211ss;2059v;35,840;112e; ‡2o;20f;119g;522s;110ss;1v;10; †6p;93c;650o;3998f;19,543g;6866s;207ss;2v;496;14e
   actualia - actual entities
  Count: 22k;190p;1047c;1934o;10,639f;120,540g;256,812s;29,211ss;2059v;35,840;112e; ‡2o;20f;119g;522s;110ss;1v;10; †6p;93c;650o;3998f;19,543g;6866s;207ss;2v;496;14e
     Mundus Plinius - physical world
    Count: 22k;190p;1047c;1934o;10,639f;120,540g;256,812s;29,211ss;2059v;35,838;112e; ‡2o;20f;119g;522s;110ss;1v;10; †6p;93c;650o;3998f;19,543g;6866s;207ss;2v;496;14e
       naturalia - natural bodies
      Count: 16k;190p;1047c;1934o;10,563f;120,530g;256,388s;29,211ss;2028v;11; ‡2o;20f;119g;522s;110ss;1v; †6p;93c;650o;3998f;19,543g;6866s;207ss;2v;104
         Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
        Count: 14k;190p;572c;1926o;10,563f;120,487g;253,161s;29,209ss;2000v;11; ‡2o;20f;119g;522s;110ss;1v; †6p;93c;649o;3998f;19,534g;6826s;207ss;2v;104
           Clade neomura Cavalier-Smith, 1987
          Count: 10k;108p;395c;1556o;9544f;113,851g;237,514s;28,809ss;2000v;4; ‡2o;20f;119g;522s;110ss;1v; †6p;93c;644o;3975f;19,392g;6826s;207ss;2v;104
             Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925 - eukaryotes
            Count: 6k;84p;338c;1462o;9413f;113,497g;237,079s;28,809ss;2000v;4; ‡2o;20f;119g;522s;110ss;1v; †6p;93c;644o;3975f;19,392g;6826s;207ss;2v;104
               Clade discaria Cavalier-Smith, 2021
              Count: 5k;83p;337c;1461o;9411f;113,357g;237,054s;28,809ss;2000v;4; ‡2o;20f;119g;522s;110ss;1v; †6p;92c;642o;3955f;19,209g;6740s;201ss;2v;104
                 Clade dorsates Cavalier-Smith, 2021
                Count: [p] 3k;56p;191c;844o;7338f;91,341g;215,979s;28,317ss;509v;3; ‡2o;20f;118g;518s;110ss;1v; †4p;72c;539o;3438f;14,976g;5593s;107ss;2v;104 [26 Jan 2024]
                   Clade podiates Cavalier-Smith, 2012
                  Count: [p] 3k;56p;190c;843o;7336f;91,337g;215,971s;28,317ss;509v;3; ‡2o;20f;118g;518s;110ss;1v; †4p;72c;539o;3438f;14,976g;5593s;107ss;2v;104 [26 Jan 2024]
                     Clade Amorphea Adl et al. 2012 [Simpson, Medina & Adl 2020]
                    Count: [p] 3k;56p;187c;840o;7331f;91,331g;215,966s;28,317ss;509v;3; ‡2o;20f;118g;518s;110ss;1v; †4p;72c;539o;3438f;14,976g;5593s;107ss;2v;104 [26 Jan 2024]
                       Clade Obazoa Brown, Sharpe, Silberman, Heiss, Lang, Simpson & Roger 2013
                      Count: [p] 3k;55p;180c;821o;7277f;91,169g;215,684s;28,315ss;509v;3; ‡2o;20f;118g;518s;110ss;1v; †4p;72c;539o;3438f;14,976g;5593s;107ss;2v;104 [26 Jan 2024]
                         Clade Opisthokonta Cavalier-Smith 1987 [Simpson & Medina 2020] - animal-fungal clade
                        Count: [p] 3k;55p;178c;819o;7274f;91,160g;215,673s;28,315ss;509v;3; ‡2o;20f;118g;518s;110ss;1v; †4p;72c;539o;3438f;14,976g;5593s;107ss;2v;104 [26 Jan 2024]
                           Superkingdom Holozoa Lang, O'Kelly, Nerad, Gray & Burger, 2002
                          Count: [p] 1k;33p;99c;577o;6337f;81,843g;213,321s;28,307ss;485v;3; ‡2o;20f;118g;518s;110ss;1v; †4p;71c;538o;3437f;14,490g;5584s;107ss;2v;104 [25 Aug 2019]
                             Clade filozoa Shalchian-Tabrizi, Minge, Espelund, Orr, Ruden, Jakobsen & Cavalier-Smith, 2008
                            Count: [p] 1k;33p;98c;574o;6326f;81,812g;213,273s;28,307ss;485v;1; ‡2o;20f;118g;518s;110ss;1v; †4p;71c;538o;3437f;14,490g;5584s;107ss;2v;104 [25 Aug 2019]
                               Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
                              Count: [p] 33p;96c;571o;6321f;81,757g;213,206s;28,307ss;484v;1; ‡2o;20f;118g;518s;110ss;1v; †4p;71c;538o;3437f;14,490g;5584s;107ss;2v;104
                                 Phylum Porifera Grant, 1836 [coordinate rank] - sponges
                                Count: [g] 4c;26o;138f;710g;365s;15ss;3v; †5c;24o;288f;1277g;223s [10 Mar 2015]
                                   Genus †Amorphofungia Fromentel, 1860
                                  Count: †1s
                                   Genus †Cribroscyphia de Fromentel, 1860
                                  Count: †1s
                                   Genus †Cupulochonia de Fromentel, 1860
                                  Count: †8s
                                   Genus †Discaelia Fromentel, 1875
                                  Count: †1s
                                   Genus †Dischonia Vosmaer, 1885
                                  Count: †2s
                                   Genus †Discoelia Fromentel, 1861
                                  Count: †8s
                                   Genus †Etallonia Oppliger, 1915
                                  Count: †1s
                                   Genus †Monotheles de Fromentel, 1860
                                  Count: †1s
                                   Genus †Peridonella
                                  Count: †1s
                                   Genus †Porosmilia
                                  Count: †1s
                                   Genus †Porostoma Fromentel, 1860
                                  Count: †1s
                                   Family †Receptaculitidae Eichwald, 1860
                                  Count: †1g;1s
                                   Genus †Siphoneudea Fromentel, 1860
                                  Count: †2s
                                   Genus †Sparsispongia d'Orbigny, 1849
                                  Count: †2s
                                   Genus †Spongodiscus Zittel, 1878
                                  Count: †1s
                                   Genus †Steneudea
                                  Count: †1s
                                   Genus †Stenocoelia Fromentel, 1861
                                  Count: †1s
                                   01 ?Genus †Drosdovia Sayutina, 1980
                                  Count: -
                                   02 ?Genus †Eocoryne Matthew, 1885
                                  Count: -
                                   03 ?Genus †Thectardis Clapham, Narbonne, Gehling, Greentree & Anderson, 2004 [monotypic] - triangles
                                  Count: [†*] †1s
                                   04 ?Genus Placodictyum Schmidt, 1870
                                  Count: -
                                   05 ?Class †Radiocyatha Debrenne, Termier & Termier, 1970
                                  Count: †5g
                                   06 Family †Stromatidiidae Finks, 1960, incertae sedis
                                  Count: -
                                   07 Family †Tadassiidae Zhuravleva & Pyanovskaya, 1995, incertae sedis
                                  Count: †1g
                                   08 Family †Polyactinellidae Mostler, 1985, incertae sedis
                                  Count: -
                                   09 Class †Cribricyatha
                                  Count: -
                                   10 Class †Archaeocyatha Bornemann, 1884
                                  Count: [†g] †6o;119f;309g;2s [3 Feb 2015]
                                   11 Silicispongia Schmidt, 1862
                                  Count: [g] 2c;20o;113f;621g;323s;15ss;3v; †1c;13o;162f;820g;163s [8 Mar 2015]
                                   12.1.1 Class †Heteractinida de Laubenfels, 1955
                                  Count: †2o
                                   12.1.2 Class Calcarea Bowerbank, 1864 - calcareous sponges
                                  Count: [g] 5o;23f;80g;37s; †3o;3f;119g;23s [26 Feb 2015]
                                   12.2 Class Homoscleromorpha Dendy, 1905 [monotypic]
                                  Count: [g] 1o;2f;8g;5s; †3g [8 Mar 2015]

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