| Fibulia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Poecilosclerida |
| Family: | Dendoricellidae |
| Genus: | Fibulia (Carter, 1886) |
| Type species | |
| Fibulia carnosa Carter, 1886 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Fibulia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Dendoricellidae. [2] The species of this genus are found in Southern South Hemisphere. [2]
The following species are recognised: [2]
Geodia is a genus of sea sponge belonging to the family Geodiidae. It is the type genus of its taxonomic family.
Polymastia is a genus of sea sponges containing about 30 species. These are small to large encrusting or dome-shaped sponges with a smooth surface having many teat-shaped projections (papillae). In areas of strong wave action, this genus does not grow the teat structures, but instead grows in a corrugated form.
Halichondria is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Halichondriidae. These are massive, amorphous sponges with clearly separated inner and outer skeletons consisting of bundles of spicules arranged in a seemingly random pattern.
Axinella is a genus of sponges in the family Axinellidae first described in 1862 by Eduard Oscar Schmidt. Species of Axinella occur in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Most of these sponges are smaller than 20 cm, and have a yellow or orange colour.
Clathria is a large genus of demosponges in the family Microcionidae.
Isodictya is a genus of marine demosponge in the family Isodictyidae.
Higginsia is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the order Axinellida.
Myxilla is a genus of demosponge belonging to the family Myxillidae. These sponges usually form encrustations on rock surfaces.
Callyspongia is a genus of demosponges in the family Callyspongiidae.
Cinachyrella is a genus of marine sponges in the family Tetillidae.
Cribrochalina is a genus of sponges with eight described species.
Crella is a genus of marine demosponges in the family Crellidae.
Clathria (Clathria) is a subgenus of demosponge in the family Microcionidae.
Tedania is a genus of sea sponges in the family Tedaniidae.
Esperiopsis is a genus of demosponges, comprising around 30 species found in oceans around the world.
Mycale is a genus of demosponge with 240 recognised species in 11 subgenera. It has been a large genus with multiple subdivisions since it was first described in 1867.
Dragmacidon is a genus of sponges in the family Axinellidae, first described in 1917 by E.F.Hallman .
Dysidea is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Dysideidae.
Phoriospongia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Chondropsidae.
Spheciospongia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Clionaidae.