Spongiidae

species of sponge

thumb|Spongia lamella in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] Spongia is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including Spongia officinalis, are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been replaced in that use by synthetic or plant material.

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

Spongiidae is a family of sea sponges in the order Dictyoceratida.

Leiosella is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongiidae.