Ecionemia

Ecionemia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Tetractinellida
Family:	Ancorinidae
Genus:	Ecionemia Bowerbank, 1862
Species
See text
Synonyms
Ecionema [lapsus] Hezekia Laubenfels, 1934 Thalassomora Lendenfeld, 1888

Ecionemia is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.

This genus is characterized by a high density of siliceous spicules. Members of this genus are known to be eaten by hawksbill turtles.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Ecionemia:

• Ecionemia acervus Bowerbank, 1862
• Ecionemia alata (Dendy, 1924)
• Ecionemia arabica (Lévi, 1958)
• Ecionemia australiensis (Carter, 1883)
• Ecionemia baculifera (Kirkpatrick, 1903)
• Ecionemia cinerea Thiele, 1900
• Ecionemia demera (Laubenfels, 1934)
• Ecionemia densa Bowerbank, 1873
• Ecionemia nigra Sollas, 1888
• Ecionemia novaezealandiae (Dendy, 1924)
• Ecionemia obtusum Lendenfeld, 1907
• Ecionemia spinastra Lévi, 1958
• Ecionemia thielei Thomas, 1986
• Ecionemia walkeri (Laubenfels, 1954)

Bibliography

• "Ecionemia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 February 2007.

References

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