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| Malawispongiidae[1] | |
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| Ochridaspongia rotunda | |
Scientific classification 
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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]
- ^ "Malawispongiidae". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ a b 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).