''Neoernsta'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of calcareous sponges in the family Dendyidae. The genus was erected in 2013 to contain five species previously assigned to '' Clathrina''. The genus name honors German naturalist

Ernst Haeckel Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (; ; 16 February 1834 – 9 August 1919) was a German zoologist, natural history, naturalist, eugenics, eugenicist, Philosophy, philosopher, physician, professor, marine biology, marine biologist and artist ...

for his contributions towards sponge taxonomy and phylogeny.World Register of Marine Species entry
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Species

* '' Ernstia adunca'' Fontana, Cóndor-Luján, Azevedo, Pérez & Klautau, 2018 * '' Ernstia arabica'' Voigt, Erpenbeck & Wörheide, 2017 * '' Ernstia chrysops'' Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015 * '' Ernstia citrea'' Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017 * '' Ernstia cordata'' (Haeckel, 1872) * '' Ernstia gracilis'' (Haeckel, 1872) * '' Ernstia indonesiae'' Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015 * '' Ernstia klautauae'' Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015 * '' Ernstia laxa'' (Kirk, 1896) * '' Ernstia minoricensis'' (Lackschewitz, 1886) * '' Ernstia multispiculata'' Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017 * '' Ernstia naturalis'' Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015 * '' Ernstia quadriradiata'' (Klautau & Borojevic, 2001) * '' Ernstia rocasensis'' Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017 * '' Ernstia sagamiana'' (Hôzawa, 1929) * '' Ernstia sanctipauli'' Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017 * '' Ernstia septentrionalis'' (Rapp, Klautau & Valentine, 2001) * '' Ernstia solaris'' Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017 * '' Ernstia tetractina'' (Klautau & Borojevic, 2001)

References

Clathrinidae Sponge genera {{calcarea-stub