Spongillidae
| Spongillidae | |
|---|---|
| Spongilla lacustris | |
| Spongilla prespensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Spongillida |
| Family: | Spongillidae Gray, 1867 |
| Genera | |
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Spongilidae is a family of sponges that live in freshwater lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams. The family contains about 170 different species.[1] The following genera are recognized in the family:[2]
- Anheteromeyenia Schröder, 1927
- Corvoheteromeyenia Ezcurra de Drago, 1979
- Corvospongilla Annandale, 1911
- Dosilia Gray, 1867
- Duosclera Reiswig & Ricciardi, 1993
- Ephydatia Lamouroux, 1816
- Eunapius Gray, 1867
- Heteromeyenia Potts, 1881
- Heterorotula Penney & Racek, 1968
- Nudospongilla Annandale, 1918
- Pachyrotula Volkmer-Ribeiro & Rützler, 1997
- Pectispongilla Annandale, 1909
- Pottsiela Volkmer-Ribeiro, Souza-Machado, Furstenau-Oliveira, Vieira-Soares, 2010
- Racekiela Bass & Volkmer-Ribeiro, 1998
- Radiospongilla Penney & Racek, 1968
- Sanidastra Volkmer-Ribeiro & Watanabe, 1983
- Saturnospongilla Volkmer-Ribeiro, 1976
- Spongilla Lamarck, 1816
- Stratospongilla Annandale, 1909
- Trochospongilla Vejdovsky, 1888
- Umborotula Penney & Racek, 1968
- Uruguayella Bonetto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1969
References
- ^ Smith, Douglas Grant (2001-08-07). Pennak's Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States: Porifera to Crustacea. John Wiley & Sons. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-471-35837-4.
- ^ "Spongillidae". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 April 2019.