''Ephydatia'' is a genus of
sponges
Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through ...
belonging to the family
Spongillidae
Spongilidae is a family of sponges that live in freshwater lakes and rivers. The following genera are recognized in the family:
* ''Anheteromeyenia'' Schröder, 1927
* ''Corvoheteromeyenia'' Ezcurra de Drago, 1979
* ''Corvospongilla'' Annandale, ...
.
The genus was first described by Jean Lamouroux in 1816.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species:
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Ephydatia caatingae''
Nicacio & Pinheiro, 2015
*''
Ephydatia chileana''
Pisera & Sáez, 2003
*''
Ephydatia facunda''
Weltner, 1895
*''
Ephydatia fluviatilis''
(Linnaeus, 1759)
*''
Ephydatia fortis''
Weltner, 1895
*''
Ephydatia gutenbergiana''
(Müller, Zahn & Maidhoff, 1982)
*''
Ephydatia japonica''
( Hilgendorf, 1882)
*''
Ephydatia kaiseri''
Rauff, 1926
*''
Ephydatia meyeni''
(Carter, 1849)
*''
Ephydatia millsii''
(Potts, 1888)
*''
Ephydatia muelleri
''Ephydatia muelleri'' is a species of '' Ephydatia''.
This species is native to Europe and Northern America.
Synonym (basionym
In the scientific name of organisms, basionym or basyonym means the original name on which a new name is based; the ...
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(Lieberkühn, 1856)
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Ephydatia mülleri''
(Lieberkühn, 1855)
*''
Ephydatia ramsayi''
(Haswell, 1883)
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Ephydatia robusta''
(Potts, 1888)
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Ephydatia subtilis''
Weltner, 1895
*''
Ephydatia syriaca''
Topsent, 1910
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4119253
Spongillidae
Sponge genera