Ophlitaspongia
| Ophlitaspongia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Poecilosclerida |
| Suborder: | Microcionina |
| Family: | Microcionidae |
| Genus: | Ophlitaspongia Bowerbank, 1866 |
| Species | |
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Ophlitaspongia is a genus of demosponges belonging to the family Microcionidae. Many species formerly included in this genus have been moved to other genera such as Clathria and Echinoclathria and the genus currently contains only 2 recognized species.
Species
- Ophlitaspongia kildensis
- Ophlitaspongia papilla