Esperiopsis is a genus of demosponges, comprising around 30 species found in oceans around the world.
The genus was first described in 1882 by Henry John Carter.
Species
As of 2020, the following species of Esperiopsis are recognized as valid by WoRMS:
- Esperiopsis bathyalis <small>Lopes & Hajdu, 2004</small>
- Esperiopsis challengeri <small>(Ridley, 1885)</small>
- Esperiopsis chindoensis <small>Sim, 1995</small>
- Esperiopsis cimensis <small>van Soest, Beglinger & De Voogd, 2012</small>
- Esperiopsis crassofibrosa <small>Brøndsted, 1924</small>
- Esperiopsis decora <small>Topsent, 1904</small>
- Esperiopsis diasolenia <small>Lévi, 1993</small>
- Esperiopsis ferruginea <small>Whitelegge, 1906</small>
- Esperiopsis flagellum <small>Lundbeck, 1905</small>
- Esperiopsis flava <small>Lévi, 1993</small>
- Esperiopsis heardi <small>Boury-Esnault & van Beveren, 1982</small>
- Esperiopsis incognita <small>Stephens, 1916</small>
- Esperiopsis inodes <small>Lévi, 1993</small>
- Esperiopsis lingua <small>(Koltun, 1970)</small>
- Esperiopsis macrosigma <small>Stephens, 1916</small>
- Esperiopsis magnifolia <small>Lévi, 1993</small>
- Esperiopsis megachela <small>Dendy, 1924</small>
- Esperiopsis papillata <small>(Vosmaer, 1880)</small>
- Esperiopsis plumosa <small>Tanita, 1965</small>
- Esperiopsis praedita <small>Topsent, 1890</small>
- Esperiopsis profunda <small>Ridley & Dendy, 1886</small>
- Esperiopsis pulchella <small>Ridley & Dendy, 1886</small>
- Esperiopsis radiata <small>(Topsent, 1927)</small>
- Esperiopsis scotiae <small>Topsent, 1915</small>
- Esperiopsis stipula <small>Koltun, 1958</small>
- Esperiopsis strongylatus <small>(Alander, 1942)</small>
- Esperiopsis strongylophora <small>Vacelet, 1969</small>
- Esperiopsis varia <small>SarÃÂ , 1978</small>
- Esperiopsis variussigma <small>Hoshino, 1981</small>
- Esperiopsis villosa <small>(Carter, 1874)</small>
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