Malawispongiidae

Malawispongiidae is a family of freshwater sponges found in the ancient lakes of Malawi, Tanganyika, Kinneret, Ohrid and Poso.^[2] As presently defined, the family is polyphyletic.^[2]

Malawispongiidae[1]
Ochridaspongia rotunda
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Spongillida
Family:	Malawispongiidae Manconi & Pronzato, 2002

Genera and species

The family contains five genera and six species:^[3]

• Cortispongilla (Lake Kinneret, but validity of this genus is questionable)^[2]
  • Cortispongilla barroisi (Topsent, 1892)
• Malawispongia (Lake Malawi)^[2]
  • Malawispongia echinoides Brien, 1972
• Ochridaspongia (Lake Ohrid)^[2]
  • Ochridaspongia interlithonis Arndt, 1937
  • Ochridaspongia rotunda Arndt, 1937
• Pachydictyum (Lake Poso)^[2]
  • Pachydictyum globosum Weltner, 1901
• Spinospongilla (Lake Tanganyika)^[2]
  • Spinospongilla polli Brien, 1974

References

1. "Malawispongiidae". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
2. Itskovich; Kaluzhnaya; Ostrovsky; and McCormack (2013). The number of endemic species of freshwater sponges (Malawispongiidae; Spongillina; Porifera) from Lake Kinneret is overestimated. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 51(3).
3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Malawispongiidae Manconi & Pronzato, 2002".