''Phycopsis'' 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

Axinellidae Axinellidae is a family of sponges in the order Axinellida. This family includes some photo-synthetic sponges that occur throughout the world's coral reefs. They are amongst the more common sponges seen in the aquarium trade but are usually not ...

. 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

This genus contains the following eight species: * '' Phycopsis epakros'' (Hooper & Lévi, 1993) * '' Phycopsis fruticulosa'' Carter, 1883 * '' Phycopsis fusiformis'' (Lévi, 1967) * '' Phycopsis hirsuta'' Carter, 1883 * '' Phycopsis papillata'' (Hooper & Lévi, 1993) * '' Phycopsis pesgalli'' Alvarez, de Voogd & van Soest, 2016 * '' Phycopsis setosa'' (Bowerbank, 1873) * '' Phycopsis styloxeata'' Lage, Carvalho & Menegola, 2013

References

Axinellidae Sponge genera Taxa named by Henry John Carter {{demosponge-stub