Sponge genera

Cliona is a genus of demosponges in the family Clionaidae. It contains about eighty described species.

Geodia is a genus of sea sponge belonging to the family Geodiidae. It is the type genus of its taxonomic family.

Spongilla is a genus of freshwater sponges containing over 200 different species. Spongilla was first publicly recognized in 1696 by Leonard Plukenet and can be found in lakes, ponds and slow streams.Spongilla have a leuconoid body form with a skeleton composed of siliceous spicules. They are sessile organisms, attaching themselves to hard substrate like rocks, logs. and sometimes to ground. Using their ostia and osculum these sponges filter the water for various small aquatic organisms such as protozoans, bacteria, and other free-floating pond life. Sponges of the genus Spongilla partake in s

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Agelas is a genus of sea sponge in the class Demospongiae.

Ecionemia is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.

Clathrina is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in Clathrina were transferred to the newly erected genera Arturia, Ernstia, Borojevia, and Brattegardia in 2013. The name is derived from the Latin word "clathratus" meaning "latticed".

Caminus is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Geodiidae.

Hippospongia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongiidae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.

Haliclona is a genus of demosponges in the family Chalinidae.

Leucosolenia is a genus of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Leucosoleniidae. Species of this genus usually appear as groups of curved vases, up to 2 cm long, each ending in an osculum. The overall shape is sometimes likened to a tiny bunch of bananas. They are most often observed in tide pools, clustered around the base of seaweeds or on rocks, and occur in a variety of colours, usually rather pale. Its canal system is of asconoid type. The colony consists of few simple vase-like, cylindrical individuals each terminating in an osculum and united at their bases by irregular horiz

Chondrocladia, the ping pong ball sponges, is a genus of carnivorous tree sponges of the family Cladorhizidae. Neocladia was long considered a junior synonym, but has recently become accepted as a distinct genus.

genus of sponges

Aplysina is a genus of sea sponges in the order Verongiida. It was first authenticated and described by Giovanni Domenico Nardo in 1834.

Phakellia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Bubaridae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.

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Penares is a widely distributed genus of demosponges, and was first described in 1867 by John Edward Gray.

thumb|200px|Callyspongia crassa thumb|200px|Callyspongia siphonella thumb|200px|Callyspongia aerizusa thumb|200px|Callyspongia aculeata thumb|200px|Callyspongia samarensis thumb|200px|Callyspongia biru Callyspongia is a genus of demosponges in the family Callyspongiidae.

Ascute is a genus of calcareous sponges. It contains two species, both found in Australia:

Amphoriscus is a genus of calcareous sponges in the family Amphoriscidae.

Acarnus is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Acarnidae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution (except Europe).

Leuconia is a genus of calcareous sponges in the family Baeriidae. It was described by English anatomist and zoologist Robert Edmond Grant in 1833.

Plakortis is a genus of marine sponges in the order Homosclerophorida, first described by Franz Eilhard Schulze in 1880.

Aphroceras is a genus of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Grantiidae.

Leucilla is a genus of calcareous sponges in the family Amphoriscidae.

Dactylia is a genus of demosponges in the family Callyspongiidae.

Carteriospongia is a genus of sea sponges in the family Thorectidae.

Oceanapia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Phloeodictyidae.

genus of sponges

Caulospongia is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Suberitidae.

Grantia is a genus of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Grantiidae. Species of the genus Grantia contain spicules and spongin fibers.

Paraleucilla is a genus of calcareous sponges in the family Amphoriscidae.

Euryspongia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Dysideidae.

Trichogypsia is a genus of calcareous sponges in the order Baerida.

Dysidea is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Dysideidae.

Amphiute is a genus of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Grantiidae.

thumb|A slide section of Oscarella Oscarella is a genus of marine sponges. The genus can be found off the coast of every continent, in every ocean except the Arctic.

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Forcepia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Coelosphaeridae.

Sycon is a genus of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Sycettidae. These sponges are small, growing up to 7.5 cm with a length from 2.5 to 7.5 cm, and are tube-shaped and often white to cream in colour. They are known to aquarium hobbyists as "Pineapple" or "Q-Tip" sponges, and are frequent "hitchhikers" accidentally brought in.

genus of sponges

Artemisina is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Microcionidae.

genus of sponges

Sycettusa is a genus of sponges in the family Heteropiidae.

Terpios is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Suberitidae.

Pyloderma is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Dendoricellidae.

Craniella is a genus of marine sponges in the family Tetillidae.

Hyrtios is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Thorectidae.

Dendrilla is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Darwinellidae.

Hymedesmia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Hymedesmiidae. The genus is divided into two subgenera, Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) for species with microscleres, usually chelae, and Hymedesmia (Stylopus) for species lacking microscleres and having only acanthostyles and smooth spicules which are described as tylotes, tornotes or oxea, but are clearly homologous. This distinction is probably artificial and the genus is in need of revision.

Tedania is a genus of sea sponges in the family Tedaniidae.

Microxina is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Niphatidae.

Rhabderemia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Rhabderemiidae.

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genus of sponges

Holopsamma is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Microcionidae.

Iotrochota is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Iotrochotidae.

Pachastrella is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Pachastrellidae, that was first described in 1868 by Eduard Oscar Schmidt.

Phoriospongia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Chondropsidae.