Hippospongia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongiidae.[1]

Hippospongia
Hippospongia equina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Dictyoceratida
Family: Spongiidae
Genus: Hippospongia
Schulze, 1879
Species
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The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species

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The following species are accepted within Hippospongia:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hippospongia Schulze, 1879". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Hippospongia". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 December 2021.