''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in 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 ...

, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including '' Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been replaced in that use by synthetic or plant material.

Classification

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Spongia'': ;Subgenus unassigned: * ''

Spongia alpheushyatti ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 * ''

Spongia alpheusi ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 * ''

Spongia hyatti ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 * ''

Spongia jeanbaptistei ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 * ''

Spongia lacinulosa ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Lamarck, 1814 * ''

Spongia lamarcki ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 * †''

Spongia mantelli ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 * '' Spongia muricata'' sensu Linnaeus, 1759 * ''

Spongia solidahyatti ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 * '' Spongia stellifera'' Lamarck, 1814 ;Subgenus ''Australospongia'' Cook & Bergquist, 2001 * ''

Spongia gracilis ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Cook & Bergquist, 2001 ;Subgenus ''Heterofibria'' Cook & Bergquist, 2001 * ''

Spongia catarinensis ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Mothes, Kasper, Lerner, Campos & Carraro, 2006 * ''

Spongia corallina ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Kim & Sim, 2009 * ''

Spongia corrugata ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Cook & Bergquist, 2001 * ''

Spongia decooki ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 * ''

Spongia gorgonocephalus ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Cook & Bergquist, 2001 * ''

Spongia manipulatus ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Cook & Bergquist, 2001 * ''

Spongia mokohinau ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Cook & Bergquist, 2001 * ''

Spongia peddemorsi ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Samaai, Pillay & Janson, 2020 * ''

Spongia purpurea ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Kim & Sim, 2009 * ''

Spongia smaragdus ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Samaai, Pillay & Janson, 2019 ;Subgenus ''Spongia'' * ''

Spongia adjimensis ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' (Topsent, 1925) * ''

Spongia agaricina ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Pallas, 1766 * ''

Spongia anclotea ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' de Laubenfels & Storr, 1958 * ''

Spongia arabica ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' arabica Keller, 1889 * '' Spongia australis'' Bergquist, 1995 * ''

Spongia bailyi ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' (Lendenfeld, 1886) * ''

Spongia barbara ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 * ''

Spongia bibulus ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Rao, 1941 * ''

Spongia brunnea ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Lévi, 1969 * '' Spongia cerebralis'' Thiele, 1905 * ''

Spongia ceylonensis ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' (Dendy, 1905) * ''

Spongia coelosia ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 * ''

Spongia conifera ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' (Lendenfeld, 1886) * ''

Spongia cookii ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Hyatt, 1877 * ''

Spongia distans ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' (Schulz, 1900) * ''

Spongia excavata ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' (Lendenfeld, 1889) * ''

Spongia fistulosa ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' (Lendenfeld, 1889) * '' Spongia fuscoides'' Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 * ''

Spongia graminea ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Hyatt, 1877 * ''

Spongia hispida ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Lamarck, 1814 * ''

Spongia hospes ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' (Lendenfeld, 1889) * '' Spongia illawarra'' (Whitelegge, 1901) * ''

Spongia lamella ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' (Schulze, 1879) * ''

Spongia lesleighae ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Helmy, El Serehy, Mohamed & van Soest, 2004 * '' Spongia lignea'' Hyatt, 1877 * ''

Spongia lobosa ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' (Poléjaeff, 1884) * ''

Spongia magellanica ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Thiele, 1905 * '' Spongia matamata'' de Laubenfels, 1954 * ''

Spongia mexicana ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Hyatt, 1877 * ''

Spongia mollicula ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Hyatt, 1877 * ''

Spongia mollissima ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Schmidt, 1862 * ''

Spongia nicholsoni ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Hyatt, 1877 * ''

Spongia nitens ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' (Schmidt, 1862) * ''

Spongia obliqua ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 * ''

Spongia obscura ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Hyatt, 1877 * ''

Spongia oceanica ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' de Laubenfels, 1950 * '' Spongia officinalis'' Linnaeus, 1759 * ''

Spongia osculata ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' (Lendenfeld, 1889) * ''

Spongia osculosa ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' (Lendenfeld, 1889) * ''

Spongia perforata ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

''(Lendenfeld, 1889) * ''

Spongia pilosa ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' (Wilson, 1902) * ''

Spongia raoi ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 * ''

Spongia reticulata ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' (Lendenfeld, 1886) * '' Spongia solitaria'' Hyatt, 1877 * ''

Spongia spinosa ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' (Lendenfeld, 1888) * ''

Spongia sterea ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' de Laubenfels & Storr, 1958 * ''

Spongia suriganensis ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' (Wilson, 1925) * ''

Spongia sweeti ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' (Kirkpatrick, 1900) * ''

Spongia tampa ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' de Laubenfels & Storr, 1958 * ''

Spongia tectoria ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Hyatt, 1877 * ''

Spongia tenuiramosa ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' (Dendy, 1905) * ''

Spongia tubulifera ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Lamarck, 1814 * ''

Spongia violacea ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Lévi, 1969 * '' Spongia virgultosa'' (Schmidt, 1868) * ''

Spongia zimocca ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including ''Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' Schmidt, 1862

References

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