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.Carter, H.J. (1882) Some sponges from the West Indies and Acapulco in the Liverpool Free Museum described, with general and classificatory remarks. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 9: 266-301, 346-368 pls 11-12 .
Species As of 2020, the following species of Esperiopsis are recognized as valid by WoRMS:
Esperiopsis bathyalis Lopes & Hajdu, 2004 Esperiopsis challengeri (Ridley, 1885) Esperiopsis chindoensis Sim, 1995 Esperiopsis cimensis van Soest, Beglinger & De Voogd, 2012 Esperiopsis crassofibrosa Brøndsted, 1924 Esperiopsis decora Topsent, 1904 Esperiopsis diasolenia Lévi, 1993 Esperiopsis ferruginea Whitelegge, 1906 Esperiopsis flagellum Lundbeck, 1905 Esperiopsis flava Lévi, 1993 Esperiopsis heardi Boury-Esnault & van Beveren, 1982 Esperiopsis incognita Stephens, 1916 Esperiopsis inodes Lévi, 1993 Esperiopsis lingua (Koltun, 1970) Esperiopsis macrosigma Stephens, 1916 Esperiopsis magnifolia Lévi, 1993 Esperiopsis megachela Dendy, 1924 Esperiopsis papillata (Vosmaer, 1880) Esperiopsis plumosa Tanita, 1965 Esperiopsis praedita Topsent, 1890 Esperiopsis profunda Ridley & Dendy, 1886 Esperiopsis pulchella Ridley & Dendy, 1886 Esperiopsis radiata (Topsent, 1927) Esperiopsis scotiae Topsent, 1915 Esperiopsis stipula Koltun, 1958 Esperiopsis strongylatus (Alander, 1942) Esperiopsis strongylophora Vacelet, 1969 Esperiopsis varia Sarà, 1978 Esperiopsis variussigma Hoshino, 1981 Esperiopsis villosa (Carter, 1874)
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