Ephydatia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongillidae.
The genus was first described by Jean Lamouroux in 1816.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
- Ephydatia caatingae <small>Nicacio & Pinheiro, 2015</small>
- Ephydatia chileana <small>Pisera & Sáez, 2003</small>
- Ephydatia facunda <small>Weltner, 1895</small>
- Ephydatia fluviatilis <small>(Linnaeus, 1759)</small>
- Ephydatia fortis <small>Weltner, 1895</small>
- Ephydatia gibbsii <small>Gray, 1821</small>
- Ephydatia gutenbergiana <small>(Müller, Zahn & Maidhoff, 1982)</small>
- Ephydatia japonica <small>(Hilgendorf, 1882)</small>
- Ephydatia kaiseri <small>Rauff, 1926</small>
- Ephydatia meyeni <small>(Carter, 1849)</small>
- Ephydatia millsii <small>(Potts, 1888)</small>
- Ephydatia muelleri <small>(Lieberkühn, 1856)</small>
- Ephydatia mülleri <small>(Lieberkühn, 1855)</small>
- Ephydatia ramsayi <small>(Haswell, 1883)</small>
- Ephydatia robusta <small>(Potts, 1888)</small>
- Ephydatia subtilis <small>Weltner, 1895</small>
- Ephydatia syriaca <small>Topsent, 1910</small>
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