''Svenzea'' 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 Scopalinidae, first described in 2002. The species of this genus are found in Indonesia and Central America. The genus shows affinities with members of both Halichondrida and

Haplosclerida Haplosclerida is an order of demosponges. It contains the following families: * Calcifibrospongiidae Hartman, 1979 * Callyspongiidae de Laubenfels, 1936 * Chalinidae Gray, 1867 * Niphatidae Van Soest, 1980 * Petrosiidae Petrosiidae is a fami ...

but it is assigned to the family Dictyonellidae based on shared microanatomical and developmental features. The higher taxonomic position of Svenzea is a subject for future investigations. Species: *'' Svenzea cristinae'' *'' Svenzea devoogdae'' *'' Svenzea flava'' *'' Svenzea germanyanezi'' *'' Svenzea tubulosa'' *'' Svenzea zeai''

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q4120270 Heteroscleromorpha Sponge genera Animals described in 2002 Taxa named by Rob van Soest