| Ephydatia | |
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| E. gutenbergiana from the Messel Formation | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Spongillida |
| Family: | Spongillidae |
| Genus: | Ephydatia Lamouroux, 1816 |
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Ephydatia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongillidae.
The genus was first described by Jean Lamouroux in 1816.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
- Ephydatia caatingae Nicacio & Pinheiro, 2015
- Ephydatia chileana Pisera & Sáez, 2003
- Ephydatia facunda Weltner, 1895
- Ephydatia fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1759)
- Ephydatia fortis Weltner, 1895
- Ephydatia gibbsii Gray, 1821
- Ephydatia gutenbergiana (Müller, Zahn & Maidhoff, 1982)
- Ephydatia japonica (Hilgendorf, 1882)
- Ephydatia kaiseri Rauff, 1926
- Ephydatia meyeni (Carter, 1849)
- Ephydatia millsii (Potts, 1888)
- Ephydatia muelleri (Lieberkühn, 1856)
- Ephydatia mülleri (Lieberkühn, 1855)
- Ephydatia ramsayi (Haswell, 1883)
- Ephydatia robusta (Potts, 1888)
- Ephydatia subtilis Weltner, 1895
- Ephydatia syriaca Topsent, 1910
