Ephydatia

Ephydatia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongillidae.[1]

Ephydatia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Spongillida
Family: Spongillidae
Genus: Ephydatia
Lamouroux, 1816
Species[1]

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Synonyms[1]
  • Clypeatula Peterson & Addis, 2000
  • Ephidatia Lecoq, 1862
  • Meyenia Carter, 1881
  • Pleiomeyenia Mills, 1884
  • Trachispongilla Rousseau, 1906
  • Trachyspongilla Dybovsky, 1878

The genus was first described by Jean Lamouroux in 1816.[1]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species:

  • 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 (Lieberkühn, 1856)
  • Ephydatia mülleri (Lieberkühn, 1855)
  • Ephydatia ramsayi (Haswell, 1883)
  • Ephydatia robusta (Potts, 1888)
  • Ephydatia subtilis Weltner, 1895
  • Ephydatia syriaca Topsent, 1910

References
  1. "Ephydatia". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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