''Vosmaeropsis'' is a genus of sponges in the family,

Heteropiidae Heteropiidae is a family of sea sponges in the order Leucosolenida in the class Calcarea. In a 2012 paper, Oliver Voigt, Eilika Wülfing and Gert Wörheide (2012) confirmed that the family Heteropiidae is not monophyletic In cladistics f ...

, and was first described in 1893 by Arthur Dendy. The type species by subsequent designation is '' Vosmaeropsis macera'' (Carter, 1886).

Distribution

GBIF with just 25 georeferenced specimens in this genus, shows it with an apparent world-wide distribution. The Australian Faunal Directory shows as being found on/off the coast of Victoria, and the coasts of north-west and south-west Western Australia.

Accepted species

(according to WoRMS) * '' Vosmaeropsis complanatispinifera'' Cavalcanti, Bastos & Lanna, 2015 * '' Vosmaeropsis connexiva'' (Poléjaeff, 1883) * '' Vosmaeropsis cyathus'' (Verrill, 1873) * '' Vosmaeropsis depressa'' Dendy, 1893 * '' Vosmaeropsis gardineri'' Ferrer-Hernandez, 1916 * '' Vosmaeropsis glebula'' Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018 * '' Vosmaeropsis grisea'' Tanita, 1939 * '' Vosmaeropsis hispanica'' Ferrer Hernández, 1933 * '' Vosmaeropsis hozawai'' Borojevic & Klautau, 2000 * ''

Vosmaeropsis inflata ''Vosmaeropsis'' is a genus of sponges in the family, Heteropiidae Heteropiidae is a family of sea sponges in the order Leucosolenida in the class Calcarea. In a 2012 paper, Oliver Voigt, Eilika Wülfing and Gert Wörheide (2012) confirmed ...

'' Tanita, 1942 * '' Vosmaeropsis japonica'' Hôzawa, 1929 * '' Vosmaeropsis levis'' Hôzawa, 1940 * '' Vosmaeropsis macera'' (Carter, 1886) * '' Vosmaeropsis mackinnoni'' Dendy & Frederick, 1924 * '' Vosmaeropsis maculata'' Hôzawa, 1929 * '' Vosmaeropsis oruetai'' Ferrer-Hernández, 1918 * ''

Vosmaeropsis ovata ''Vosmaeropsis'' is a genus of sponges in the family, Heteropiidae, and was first described in 1893 by Arthur Dendy. The type species by subsequent designation is '' Vosmaeropsis macera'' (Carter, 1886). Distribution GBIF with just 25 georef ...

'' Tanita, 1942 * '' Vosmaeropsis recruta'' Cavalcanti, Bastos & Lanna, 2015 * ''

Vosmaeropsis sasakii ''Vosmaeropsis'' is a genus of sponges in the family, Heteropiidae, and was first described in 1893 by Arthur Dendy. The type species by subsequent designation is '' Vosmaeropsis macera'' (Carter, 1886). Distribution GBIF with just 25 georef ...

'' Hôzawa, 1929 * '' Vosmaeropsis sericata'' (Ridley, 1881) * ''

Vosmaeropsis simplex ''Vosmaeropsis'' is a genus of sponges in the family, Heteropiidae, and was first described in 1893 by Arthur Dendy. The type species by subsequent designation is '' Vosmaeropsis macera'' (Carter, 1886). Distribution GBIF with just 25 georef ...

'' Hôzawa, 1940 * '' Vosmaeropsis spinosa'' Tanita, 1943 * '' Vosmaeropsis triradiata'' Hôzawa, 1940 * '' Vosmaeropsis wilsoni'' Dendy, 1893

References

External links

* * {{Calcarea-stub Taxa named by Arthur Dendy Animals described in 1893