Malawispongiidae
| Malawispongiidae[1] | |
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| Ochridaspongia rotunda | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Spongillida |
| Family: | Manconi & Pronzato, 2002 |
Malawispongiidae is a family of freshwater sponges found in the ancient lakes of Malawi, Tanganyika, Kinneret, Ohrid and Poso.[2] As presently defined, the family is polyphyletic.[2]
Genera and species
The family contains five genera and six species:[3]
- Cortispongilla (Lake Kinneret, but validity of this genus is questionable)[2]
- Cortispongilla barroisi (Topsent, 1892)
- Malawispongia (Lake Malawi)[2]
- Malawispongia echinoides Brien, 1972
- Ochridaspongia (Lake Ohrid)[2]
- Ochridaspongia interlithonis Arndt, 1937
- Ochridaspongia rotunda Arndt, 1937
- Pachydictyum (Lake Poso)[2]
- Pachydictyum globosum Weltner, 1901
- Spinospongilla (Lake Tanganyika)[2]
- Spinospongilla polli Brien, 1974
References
- ^ "Malawispongiidae". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g Itskovich; Kaluzhnaya; Ostrovsky; and McCormack (2013). The number of endemic species of freshwater sponges (Malawispongiidae; Spongillina; Porifera) from Lake Kinneret is overestimated. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 51(3).
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Malawispongiidae Manconi & Pronzato, 2002".