Malawispongiidae

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]

Malawispongiidae[1]
Ochridaspongia rotunda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Spongillida
Family: Malawispongiidae
Manconi & Pronzato, 2002

Genera and species

The family contains five genera and six species:[3]

References

  1. "Malawispongiidae". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  2. 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).
  3. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167022


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