''Svenzea'' is a genus of

sponge 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 a ...

s belonging to the family

Scopalinidae Scopalinidae is a family of demosponges in the subclass Heteroscleromorpha Heteroscleromorpha is a subclass of demosponges within the phylum Porifera Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifer ...

, first described in 2002. The species of this genus are found in Indonesia and Central America. The genus shows affinities with members of both Halichondrida and

Haplosclerida Haplosclerida is an order of demosponges. It contains the following families: * Calcifibrospongiidae Hartman, 1979 * Callyspongiidae de Laubenfels, 1936 * Chalinidae Gray, 1867 * Niphatidae Niphatidae is a family of demosponges in the orde ...

but it is assigned to the family Dictyonellidae based on shared microanatomical and developmental features. The higher taxonomic position of Svenzea is a subject for future investigations. Species: *'' Svenzea cristinae'' *'' Svenzea devoogdae'' *'' Svenzea flava'' *'' Svenzea germanyanezi'' *'' Svenzea tubulosa'' *'' Svenzea zeai''

References

Heteroscleromorpha Sponge genera Taxa described in 2002 Taxa named by Rob van Soest {{demosponge-stub