Esperiopsis
| Esperiopsis | |
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| Esperiopsis challengeri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Poecilosclerida |
| Family: | Esperiopsidae |
| Genus: | Esperiopsis Carter, 1882[1] |
| Type species | |
| Esperiopsis villosa (Carter, 1874)[2] | |
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Esperiopsis is a genus of demosponges, comprising around 30 species found in oceans around the world.
The genus was first described in 1882 by Henry John Carter.[2][3]
Species
[edit]As of 2020, the following species of Esperiopsis are recognized as valid by WoRMS:[1]
- Esperiopsis bathyalis Lopes & Hajdu, 2004
- Esperiopsis challengeri (Ridley, 1885)
- Esperiopsis chindoensis Sim, 1995
- Esperiopsis cimensis van Soest, Beglinger & De Voogd, 2012
- Esperiopsis crassofibrosa Brøndsted, 1924
- Esperiopsis decora Topsent, 1904
- Esperiopsis diasolenia Lévi, 1993
- Esperiopsis ferruginea Whitelegge, 1906
- Esperiopsis flagellum Lundbeck, 1905
- Esperiopsis flava Lévi, 1993
- Esperiopsis heardi Boury-Esnault & van Beveren, 1982
- Esperiopsis incognita Stephens, 1916
- Esperiopsis inodes Lévi, 1993
- Esperiopsis lingua (Koltun, 1970)
- Esperiopsis macrosigma Stephens, 1916
- Esperiopsis magnifolia Lévi, 1993
- Esperiopsis megachela Dendy, 1924
- Esperiopsis papillata (Vosmaer, 1880)
- Esperiopsis plumosa Tanita, 1965
- Esperiopsis praedita Topsent, 1890
- Esperiopsis profunda Ridley & Dendy, 1886
- Esperiopsis pulchella Ridley & Dendy, 1886
- Esperiopsis radiata (Topsent, 1927)
- Esperiopsis scotiae Topsent, 1915
- Esperiopsis stipula Koltun, 1958
- Esperiopsis strongylatus (Alander, 1942)
- Esperiopsis strongylophora Vacelet, 1969
- Esperiopsis varia Sarà, 1978
- Esperiopsis variussigma Hoshino, 1981
- Esperiopsis villosa (Carter, 1874)
References
[edit]- ^ a b van Soest, Rob (2013). "Esperiopsis Carter, 1882". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Esteriopsis Carter 1882". biodiversity.org.au. Archived from the original on 2025-11-11. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ^ Carter, H.J. (1882) Some sponges from the West Indies and Acapulco in the Liverpool Free Museum described, with general and classificatory remarks. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 9: 266-301, 346-368 pls 11-12 [296].
External links
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