Porifera: Hexactinellida

Order: Amphidiscosida (Glass Sponges)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Hyalonematidae	Glass Rope Sponge	Hyalonema sieboldii
Monorhaphididae	Glass Sponge	Monorhaphis chuni
Pheronematidae	Sea Sponge	Pheronema carpenteri

Order: Dactylocalycidae (Glass Sponges)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Dactylocalycidae	Sponge	Dactylocalyx subglobosus

Order: Lychniscosida (Glass Sponges)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Aulocystidae	Glass Sponge	Neoaulocystis zitteli
Diapleuridae	Glass Sponge	Scleroplegma lanterna

Order: Lyssacinosida (Glass Sponges)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Aulocalycidae	Glass Sponge	Euryplegma auriculare
Euplectellidae	Glass Sponge	Euplectella aspergillum
Leucopsacidae	Glass Sponge	Leucopsacus scoliodocus
Rossellidae	Glass Sponge	Rossella fibulata

Order: Sceptrulophora (Hexactinellid Glass Sponges)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Aphrocallistidae	Cloud Sponge	Aphrocallistes vastus
Auloplacidae	Glass Sponge	Dictyoplax lecus
Craticulariidae	Glass Sponge	Laocoetis perion
Cribrospongiidae	Glass Sponge	Stereochlamis incertum
Euretidae	Glass Sponge	Eurete farreopsis
Farreidae	Glass Sponge	Farrea occa
Fieldingiidae	Glass Sponge	Fieldingia valentini
Tretodictyidae	Glass Sponge	Tretodictyum tubulosum
Uncinateridae	Glass Sponge	Uncinatera plicata

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