Spongillidae


Spongilidae is a family of sponges that live in freshwater lakes and rivers. The following genera are recognized in the family:Anheteromeyenia Schröder, 1927Corvoheteromeyenia Ezcurra de Drago, 1979Corvospongilla Annandale, 1911Dosilia Gray, 1867Duosclera Reiswig & Ricciardi, 1993Ephydatia Lamouroux, 1816Eunapius Gray, 1867Heteromeyenia Potts, 1881Heterorotula Penney & Racek, 1968Nudospongilla Annandale, 1918Pachyrotula Volkmer-Ribeiro & Rützler, 1997Pectispongilla Annandale, 1909Pottsiela Volkmer-Ribeiro, Souza-Machado, Furstenau-Oliveira, Vieira-Soares, 2010Racekiela Bass & Volkmer-Ribeiro, 1998Radiospongilla Penney & Racek, 1968Sanidastra Volkmer-Ribeiro & Watanabe, 1983Saturnospongilla Volkmer-Ribeiro, 1976Spongilla Lamarck, 1816Stratospongilla Annandale, 1909Trochospongilla Vejdovsky, 1888Umborotula Penney & Racek, 1968Uruguayella Bonetto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1969