1. Subfamily Microcioninae Carter, 1875
   1. Genus Clathria Schmidt, 1862
   2. Genus Axociella Hallmann, 1920 accepted as Clathria (Axosuberites) Topsent, 1893 (junior synonym)
   3. Genus Pseudanchinoe Burton, 1929 accepted as Clathria (Microciona) Bowerbank, 1862 (junior synonym)
   4. Genus Rhaphidophlus Ehlers, 1870 accepted as Clathria (Thalysias) Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (junior synonym)
   5. Genus Stylotellopsis Thiele, 1905 accepted as Clathria (Thalysias) Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (junior synonym)
2. Subfamily Ophlitaspongiinae Laubenfels, 1936
   1. Genus Antho Gray, 1867
   2. Genus Artemisina Vosmaer, 1885
   3. Genus Ophlitaspongia Bowerbank, 1866
   4. Genus Plocamia Schmidt, 1870 accepted as Antho (Plocamia) Schmidt, 1870 (genus transfer and status change)

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

recent only

Carter, H.J. (1875). Notes introductory to the study and classification of the Spongida. Part II. Proposed classification of the Spongida. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 4 (16): 126-145. [details] 

de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2024). World Porifera Database. Microcionidae Carter, 1875. Accessed through: De Broyer, C.; Clarke, A.; Koubbi, P.; Pakhomov, E.; Scott, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. and Danis, B. (Eds.) (2024) Register of Antarctic Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/rams./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131641 on 2024-11-22

De Broyer, C.; Clarke, A.; Koubbi, P.; Pakhomov, E.; Scott, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. and Danis, B. (Eds.) (2024). Register of Antarctic Marine Species. Microcionidae Carter, 1875. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/RAMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131641 on 2024-11-22

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