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Genus of sponges

Ephydatia
E. gutenbergiana from the Messel Formation
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Spongillida
Family: Spongillidae
Genus: Ephydatia
Lamouroux, 1816
Species

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Synonyms
  • Clypeatula Peterson & Addis, 2000
  • Ephidatia Lecoq, 1862
  • Meyenia Carter, 1881
  • Pleiomeyenia Mills, 1884
  • Trachispongilla Rousseau, 1906
  • Trachyspongilla Dybovsky, 1878

Ephydatia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongillidae.

The genus was first described by Jean Lamouroux in 1816.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

Species:

References

  1. ^ "Ephydatia". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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