This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
No visual inspection could be performed because the available specimen images from GBIF/MNHN returned an access error (HTTP 403) when downloading the source images.
In GBIF, Astrospongia is treated as an accepted taxon with authorship Etallon, 1859 (listed at genus rank in the GBIF record corresponding to this family page). [2]
A targeted check of the provided literature summary did not yield directly extractable, Astrospongia-specific diagnostic or scope statements within the accessible portion of the source.