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Tassonomia:

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom: Radiata (rad-ee-AY-tuh) (Linnaeus, 1758) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - Radiates
Infrakingdom: Spongiaria De Blainville, 1816
Phylum: Porifera Grant in Todd, 1836 - Sponges
Subphylum: Cellularia Reiswig & Mackie, 1983
Class: Demospongiae Sollas, 1875 - Demosponges
Subclass: Ceractinomorpha Lévi, 1973
Order: Dictyoceratida Minchin
Family: Spongiidae Gray, 1867
Genus: Spongia (SPUN-gee-uh) Linnaeus, 1767
Specific name: officinalis Linnaeus, 1759
Scientific name: Spongia officinalis Linnaeus, 1759