Spongillidae Explained

Spongilidae is a family of sponges that live in freshwater lakes and rivers. The following genera are recognized in the family:^[1]

Anheteromeyenia Schröder, 1927
Corvoheteromeyenia Ezcurra de Drago, 1979
Corvospongilla Annandale, 1911
Dosilia Gray, 1867
Duosclera Reiswig & Ricciardi, 1993
Ephydatia Lamouroux, 1816
Eunapius Gray, 1867
Heteromeyenia Potts, 1881
Heterorotula Penney & Racek, 1968
Nudospongilla Annandale, 1918
Pachyrotula Volkmer-Ribeiro & Rützler, 1997
Pectispongilla Annandale, 1909
Pottsiela Volkmer-Ribeiro, Souza-Machado, Furstenau-Oliveira, Vieira-Soares, 2010
Racekiela Bass & Volkmer-Ribeiro, 1998
Radiospongilla Penney & Racek, 1968
Sanidastra Volkmer-Ribeiro & Watanabe, 1983
Saturnospongilla Volkmer-Ribeiro, 1976
Spongilla Lamarck, 1816
Stratospongilla Annandale, 1909
Trochospongilla Vejdovsky, 1888
Umborotula Penney & Racek, 1968
Uruguayella Bonetto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1969

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