Esperiopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Poecilosclerida
Family: Esperiopsidae
Genus: Esperiopsis
Carter, 1882[1]
Species

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Synonyms
  • Mycalopsis Topsent, 1927

Esperiopsis is a genus of demosponges, comprising around 30 species found in oceans around the world.

Species

As of 2014, the following valid species of Esperiopsis are recognized:[1]

  • Esperiopsis bathyalis Lopes & Hajdu, 2004
  • Esperiopsis challengeri (Ridley, 1885)
  • Esperiopsis chindoensis Sim, 1995
  • Esperiopsis cimensis van Soest, Beglinger & De Voogd, 2012
  • Esperiopsis crassofibrosa Brøndsted, 1924
  • Esperiopsis decora Topsent, 1904
  • Esperiopsis diasolenia Lévi, 1993
  • Esperiopsis ferruginea Whitelegge, 1906
  • Esperiopsis flagellum Lundbeck, 1905
  • Esperiopsis flava Lévi, 1993
  • Esperiopsis heardi Boury-Esnault & van Beveren, 1982
  • Esperiopsis incognita Stephens, 1916
  • Esperiopsis inodes Lévi, 1993
  • Esperiopsis lingua (Koltun, 1970)
  • Esperiopsis macrosigma Stephens, 1916
  • Esperiopsis magnifolia Lévi, 1993
  • Esperiopsis megachela Dendy, 1924
  • Esperiopsis papillata (Vosmaer, 1880)
  • Esperiopsis plumosa Tanita, 1965
  • Esperiopsis praedita Topsent, 1890
  • Esperiopsis profunda Ridley & Dendy, 1886
  • Esperiopsis pulchella Ridley & Dendy, 1886
  • Esperiopsis radiata (Topsent, 1927)
  • Esperiopsis scotiae Topsent, 1915
  • Esperiopsis stipula Koltun, 1958
  • Esperiopsis strongylatus (Alander, 1942)
  • Esperiopsis strongylophora Vacelet, 1969
  • Esperiopsis varia Sarà, 1978
  • Esperiopsis variussigma Hoshino, 1981
  • Esperiopsis villosa (Carter, 1874)

References

  1. 1 2 van Soest, Rob (2013). "Esperiopsis Carter, 1882". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
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