''Ephydatia'' is a genus of
sponges
Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), a basal clade and a sister taxon of the diploblasts. They are sessile filter feeders that are bound to the seabed, and ar ...
belonging to the family
Spongillidae
Spongilidae is a family of sponges that live in freshwater lakes and rivers. The following genera are recognized in the family:
* '' Anheteromeyenia'' Schröder, 1927
* '' Corvoheteromeyenia'' Ezcurra de Drago, 1979
* '' Corvospongilla'' Annanda ...
.
The genus was first described by Jean Lamouroux in 1816.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species:
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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
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Spongillidae
Sponge genera