Hippospongia

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

== Species == The following species are accepted within Hippospongia: Hippospongia ammata de Laubenfels, 1954 Hippospongia anfractuosa (Carter, 1885) Hippospongia canaliculata (Lendenfeld, 1886) Hippospongia cerebrum Lendenfeld, 1889 Hippospongia communis (Lamarck, 1814) Hippospongia cylindrica Lendenfeld, 1889 Hippospongia densa Lendenfeld, 1889 Hippospongia derasa Ridley, 1884 Hippospongia elastica Lendenfeld, 1889 Hippospongia fistulosa Lendenfeld, 1889 Hippospongia galea (Lendenfeld, 1886) Hippospongia gossypina (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Hippospongia lachne (Laubenfels, 1936) Hippospongia laxa Lendenfeld, 1889 Hippospongia massa Lendenfeld, 1889 Hippospongia mauritiana (Hyatt, 1877) Hippospongia micropora (Lendenfeld, 1889) Hippospongia mollissima (Lendenfeld, 1889) Hippospongia multicia Wiedenmayer in Hooper & Wiedenmayer, 1994 Hippospongia nigra (Lendenfeld, 1886) Hippospongia osculata Lendenfeld, 1889 Hippospongia pacifica (Hyatt, 1877) Hippospongia seposita Wiedenmayer in Hooper & Wiedenmayer, 1994 Hippospongia typica Lendenfeld, 1889