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Malawispongiidae

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Malawispongiidae[1]
Ochridaspongia rotunda
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Spongillida
Family: Malawispongiidae
Manconi & Pronzato, 2002

Malawispongiidae is a family of freshwater sponges found in the ancient lakes of Malawi, Tanganyika, Kinneret, Ohrid and Poso.[2] As presently defined, the family is polyphyletic.[2]

Genera and species

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The family contains five genera and six species:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Malawispongiidae". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Itskovich; Kaluzhnaya; Ostrovsky; and McCormack (2013). The number of endemic species of freshwater sponges (Malawispongiidae; Spongillina; Porifera) from Lake Kinneret is overestimated. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 51(3).
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Malawispongiidae Manconi & Pronzato, 2002".