Lubomirskiidae is a family of freshwater sponges from Lake Baikal in Russia.[1]
Lubomirskiidae | |
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Museum specimen of Lubomirskia baicalensis (living are brighter green) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Spongillida |
Family: | Lubomirskiidae Rezvoi, 1936 |
Lubomirskia baikalensis, Baikalospongia bacillifera and B. intermedia are unusually large for freshwater sponges and can reach 1 m (3.3 ft) or more.[2][3] These three are also the most common sponges in Lake Baikal.[2] Most sponges in the lake are typically green when alive because of symbiotic dinoflagellates (zoochlorella), but can also be brownish or yellowish.[4]
The family contains four genera and sixteen species:[5]
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