''Phoriospongia'' 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
Chondropsidae
Chondropsidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Poecilosclerida
Poecilosclerida is an order of the demosponge
Demosponges or common sponges are sponges of the class Demospongiae (from + ), the most diverse group in the ...
.
The species of this genus are found in
Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...
and Australia.
Species:
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Phoriospongia arenifibrosa''
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Phoriospongia argentea''
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Phoriospongia canaliculata''
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Phoriospongia carcinophila''
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Phoriospongia flabellopalmata''
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Phoriospongia levis''
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Phoriospongia mammillata''
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Phoriospongia mozambiquensis''
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Phoriospongia papillosa''
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Phoriospongia poni
''Phoriospongia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Chondropsidae.
The species of this genus are found in Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasi ...
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Phoriospongia reticulum''
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Phoriospongia solida''
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Phoriospongia squalida''
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Phoriospongia syringiana''
References
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Demospongiae
Sponge genera