Malawispongiidae

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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]

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

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

References

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