Spongicolidae


Spongicolidae is a family of glass sponge shrimp in the order Decapoda. There are about 8 genera and more than 40 described species in Spongicolidae. Apart from the Shallow [water marine environment|shallows]-dwelling genus Microprosthema, the family consists of glass sponge infauna, living within the body cavity of the sponge, presumably for life with a few other sponge shrimp. The sponge infaunal species most often inhabit Euplectella sponges, but can be found in Hyalonema sieboldii, Dactylocalyx pumiceus, Regradella phoenix, and R. okinosena.

Genera

These eight genera belong to the family Spongicolidae:Engystenopus Alcock & Anderson, 1894Globospongicola Komai & Saito, 2006Microprosthema Stimpson, 1860Paraspongicola de Saint Laurent & Cleva, 1981Spongicola de Haan, 1844Spongicoloides Hansen, 1908Spongiocaris Bruce & Baba, 1973