Malawispongiidae
Malawispongiidae is a family of freshwater sponges found in the ancient lakes of Malawi, Tanganyika, Kinneret, Ohrid and Poso. As presently defined, the family is polyphyletic.
Genera and species
The family contains five genera and six species:Cortispongilla- * Cortispongilla barroisi Malawispongia
- * Malawispongia echinoides Brien, 1972Ochridaspongia
- * Ochridaspongia interlithonis Arndt, 1937
- * Ochridaspongia rotunda Arndt, 1937Pachydictyum
- * Pachydictyum globosum Weltner, 1901Spinospongilla
- * Spinospongilla polli Brien, 1974