Vosmaeropsis
Vosmaeropsis is a genus of sponges in the family, Heteropiidae, and was first described in 1893 by Arthur Dendy. The type species by subsequent designation is Vosmaeropsis macera.
Distribution
GBIF with just 25 georeferenced specimens in this genus, shows it with an apparent world-wide distribution. The Australian Faunal Directory shows as being found on/off the coast of Victoria, and the coasts of north-west and south-west Western Australia.
Accepted species
Vosmaeropsis complanatispinifera Cavalcanti, Bastos & Lanna, 2015Vosmaeropsis connexiva Vosmaeropsis cyathus Vosmaeropsis depressa Dendy, 1893Vosmaeropsis gardineri Ferrer-Hernandez, 1916Vosmaeropsis glebula Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018Vosmaeropsis grisea Tanita, 1939Vosmaeropsis hispanica Ferrer Hernández, 1933Vosmaeropsis hozawai Borojevic & Klautau, 2000Vosmaeropsis inflata Tanita, 1942Vosmaeropsis japonica Hôzawa, 1929Vosmaeropsis levis Hôzawa, 1940Vosmaeropsis macera Vosmaeropsis mackinnoni Dendy & Frederick, 1924Vosmaeropsis maculata Hôzawa, 1929Vosmaeropsis oruetai Ferrer-Hernández, 1918Vosmaeropsis ovata Tanita, 1942Vosmaeropsis recruta Cavalcanti, Bastos & Lanna, 2015Vosmaeropsis sasakii Hôzawa, 1929Vosmaeropsis sericata Vosmaeropsis simplex Hôzawa, 1940Vosmaeropsis spinosa Tanita, 1943Vosmaeropsis triradiata Hôzawa, 1940Vosmaeropsis wilsoni Dendy, 1893