Hippospongia
Hippospongia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongiidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are accepted within Hippospongia:Hippospongia ammata de Laubenfels, 1954Hippospongia anfractuosa Hippospongia canaliculata Hippospongia cerebrum Lendenfeld, 1889Hippospongia communis Hippospongia cylindrica Lendenfeld, 1889Hippospongia densa Lendenfeld, 1889Hippospongia derasa Ridley, 1884Hippospongia elastica Lendenfeld, 1889Hippospongia fistulosa Lendenfeld, 1889Hippospongia galea Hippospongia gossypina Hippospongia lachne Hippospongia laxa Lendenfeld, 1889Hippospongia massa Lendenfeld, 1889Hippospongia mauritiana Hippospongia micropora Hippospongia mollissima Hippospongia multicia Wiedenmayer in Hooper & Wiedenmayer, 1994Hippospongia nigra Hippospongia osculata Lendenfeld, 1889Hippospongia pacifica Hippospongia seposita Wiedenmayer in Hooper & Wiedenmayer, 1994Hippospongia typica Lendenfeld, 1889