Use the Taxonomy Outline Below to Answer the Question

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Multiple Choice

Use the taxonomy outline below to answer the question.
Phylum Porifera (Sponges)
Hexactinellida (Glass sponges)
Venus flower basket
Staurocalyptus
Demospongia
Red volcano sponge
Spongilla lacustris
Geodia barretti
Calcarea
Sycon capricorn
Leucetta chagosensis
Which of the following statements is correct based on the outline above?

• A)Calcarea are more closely related to Demospongia than to Hexactinellida.
• B)A Demospongia is a type of Calcarea.
• C)The red volcano sponge is more closely related to Geodia barretti than to Sycon capricorn.
• D)A Spongilla lacurstris is a type of red volcano sponge.

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