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Boury-Esnault, N. (2002 [2004]). Family Polymastiidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 201-219. In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges. (2 volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5.
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Boury-Esnault, N.
2002 [2004]
Family Polymastiidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 201-219. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) <i>Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges</i>. (2 volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xvliii.
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Polymastiidae Gray (Demospongiae: Hadromerida) contains 14 genera and approximately 100 species. Species live in all oceans, but some genera are found predominantly in shallow waters at high latitude and in deep waters elsewhere. They are often globular, cushion shape or discoid. The genera of this family share a radiating choanoskeleton and a more or less complicated cortex, the outer layer being always a palisade of ectosomal spicules.
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Acanthopolymastia acanthoxa (Koltun, 1964) (basis of record)
Atergia Stephens, 1915 (original description)
Atergia acanthoxa Koltun, 1964 accepted as Acanthopolymastia acanthoxa (Koltun, 1964) (basis of record)
Polymastia Bowerbank, 1862 (basis of record)
Polymastiidae Gray, 1867 (basis of record)
Proteleia Dendy & Ridley, 1886 (basis of record)
Proteleia burtoni Koltun, 1964 accepted as Koltunia burtoni (Koltun, 1964) (basis of record)
Radiella Schmidt, 1870 (basis of record)
Sphaerotylus Topsent, 1898 (additional source)
Sphaerotylus capitatus (Vosmaer, 1885) (basis of record)
Tentorium Vosmaer, 1887 (basis of record)
Tentorium semisuberites (Schmidt, 1870) (basis of record)
Atergia Stephens, 1915 (original description)
Atergia acanthoxa Koltun, 1964 accepted as Acanthopolymastia acanthoxa (Koltun, 1964) (basis of record)
Polymastia Bowerbank, 1862 (basis of record)
Polymastiidae Gray, 1867 (basis of record)
Proteleia Dendy & Ridley, 1886 (basis of record)
Proteleia burtoni Koltun, 1964 accepted as Koltunia burtoni (Koltun, 1964) (basis of record)
Radiella Schmidt, 1870 (basis of record)
Sphaerotylus Topsent, 1898 (additional source)
Sphaerotylus capitatus (Vosmaer, 1885) (basis of record)
Tentorium Vosmaer, 1887 (basis of record)
Tentorium semisuberites (Schmidt, 1870) (basis of record)
