''Hippospongia'' is a genus of
sponge
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 t ...
s belonging to the family
Spongiidae
Spongiidae is a family of sea sponges in the order Dictyoceratida.
Genera
*'' Coscinoderma'' Carter, 1883
*''Evenor'' Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
*''Hippospongia'' Schulze, 1879
*' Lendenfeld, 1888
*'' Leiosella'' Lendenfeld, 1888
*'' Rhopal ...
.
The genus has almost
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
The following species are accepted within ''Hippospongia'':
* ''
Hippospongia ammata''
de Laubenfels, 1954
* ''
Hippospongia anfractuosa''
(Carter, 1885)
* ''
Hippospongia canaliculata''
(Lendenfeld, 1886)
* ''
Hippospongia cerebrum''
Lendenfeld, 1889
* ''
Hippospongia communis
''Hippospongia communis'' also known as the honeycomb bath sponge, is a marine sponge in the phylum Porifera.
''Hippospongia communis'' is a brown or darker color and very porous, due to its many oscules, and is commonly found in shallow water ...
''
(Lamarck, 1814)
* ''
Hippospongia cylindrica''
Lendenfeld, 1889
* ''
Hippospongia densa
''Hippospongia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongiidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Hippospongia'':
* '' Hippospongia ammata'' de Laubenfels, 1954
* ...
''
Lendenfeld, 1889
* ''
Hippospongia derasa''
Ridley, 1884
* ''
Hippospongia elastica
''Hippospongia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongiidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Hippospongia'':
* '' Hippospongia ammata'' de Laubenfels, 1954
...
''
Lendenfeld, 1889
* ''
Hippospongia fistulosa
''Hippospongia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongiidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Hippospongia'':
* ''Hippospongia ammata'' de Laubenfels, 1954
* ' ...
''
Lendenfeld, 1889
* ''
Hippospongia galea''
(Lendenfeld, 1886)
* ''
Hippospongia gossypina
''Hippospongia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongiidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Hippospongia'':
* '' Hippospongia ammata'' de Laubenfels, 1954
...
''
(Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
* ''
Hippospongia lachne''
(Laubenfels, 1936)
* ''
Hippospongia laxa
''Hippospongia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongiidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Hippospongia'':
* '' Hippospongia ammata'' de Laubenfels, 1954
* ...
''
Lendenfeld, 1889
* ''
Hippospongia massa
''Hippospongia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongiidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Hippospongia'':
* '' Hippospongia ammata'' de Laubenfels, 1954
...
''
Lendenfeld, 1889
* ''
Hippospongia mauritiana
''Hippospongia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongiidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Hippospongia'':
* '' Hippospongia ammata'' de Laubenfels, 1954
...
''
(Hyatt, 1877)
* ''
Hippospongia micropora
''Hippospongia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongiidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Hippospongia'':
* '' Hippospongia ammata'' de Laubenfels, 1954
...
''
(Lendenfeld, 1889)
* ''
Hippospongia mollissima
''Hippospongia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongiidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Hippospongia'':
* '' Hippospongia ammata'' de Laubenfels, 1954
...
''
(Lendenfeld, 1889)
* ''
Hippospongia multicia
''Hippospongia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongiidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Hippospongia'':
* '' Hippospongia ammata'' de Laubenfels, 1954
...
''
Wiedenmayer in Hooper & Wiedenmayer, 1994
* ''
Hippospongia nigra
''Hippospongia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongiidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Hippospongia'':
* '' Hippospongia ammata'' de Laubenfels, 1954
...
''
(Lendenfeld, 1886)
* ''
Hippospongia osculata
''Hippospongia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongiidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Hippospongia'':
* '' Hippospongia ammata'' de Laubenfels, 1954
...
''
Lendenfeld, 1889
* ''
Hippospongia pacifica
''Hippospongia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongiidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Hippospongia'':
* '' Hippospongia ammata'' de Laubenfels, 1954
...
''
(Hyatt, 1877)
* ''
Hippospongia seposita
''Hippospongia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongiidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Hippospongia'':
* '' Hippospongia ammata'' de Laubenfels, 1954
...
''
Wiedenmayer in Hooper & Wiedenmayer, 1994
* ''
Hippospongia typica
''Hippospongia'' is a genus of sponge
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 ch ...
''
Lendenfeld, 1889
References
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Spongiidae
Sponge genera