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Genus of sponges
Hippospongia is a genus of
sponges belonging to the family
Spongiidae.
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The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution.
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Species
The following species are accepted within Hippospongia:
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Hippospongia ammata de Laubenfels, 1954
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Hippospongia anfractuosa (Carter, 1885)
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Hippospongia canaliculata (Lendenfeld, 1886)
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Hippospongia cerebrum Lendenfeld, 1889
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Hippospongia communis (Lamarck, 1814)
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Hippospongia cylindrica Lendenfeld, 1889
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Hippospongia densa Lendenfeld, 1889
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Hippospongia derasa Ridley, 1884
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Hippospongia elastica Lendenfeld, 1889
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Hippospongia fistulosa Lendenfeld, 1889
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Hippospongia galea (Lendenfeld, 1886)
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Hippospongia gossypina (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
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Hippospongia lachne (Laubenfels, 1936)
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Hippospongia laxa Lendenfeld, 1889
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Hippospongia massa Lendenfeld, 1889
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Hippospongia mauritiana (Hyatt, 1877)
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Hippospongia micropora (Lendenfeld, 1889)
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Hippospongia mollissima (Lendenfeld, 1889)
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Hippospongia multicia Wiedenmayer in Hooper & Wiedenmayer, 1994
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Hippospongia nigra (Lendenfeld, 1886)
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Hippospongia osculata Lendenfeld, 1889
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Hippospongia pacifica (Hyatt, 1877)
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Hippospongia seposita Wiedenmayer in Hooper & Wiedenmayer, 1994
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Hippospongia typica Lendenfeld, 1889
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