Callyspongia is a genus of demosponges in the family Callyspongiidae.

Callyspongia
Callyspongia plicifera (the azure vase sponge – pink variation).
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Haplosclerida
Family: Callyspongiidae
Genus: Callyspongia
Duchassaing & Michelotti [it], 1864
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Synonyms
  • Cacochalina Schmidt, 1868
Callyspongia crassa
Callyspongia siphonella
Callyspongia aerizusa
Callyspongia aculeata
Callyspongia samarensis
Callyspongia biru

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Callyspongia:[1]

Subgenus Callyspongia (Callyspongia) Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

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Subgenus Callyspongia (Cavochalina) Carter, 1885

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Subgenus Callyspongia (Cladochalina) Schmidt, 1870

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Subgenus Callyspongia (Euplacella) Lendenfeld, 1887

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Subgenus Callyspongia (Toxochalina) Ridley, 1884

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Subgenus unassigned

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References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Callyspongia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-05-31.