Vosmaeropsis is a genus of sponges in the family, Heteropiidae, and was first described in 1893 by Arthur Dendy. The type species by subsequent designation is Vosmaeropsis macera (Carter, 1886).
Distribution GBIF with just 25 georeferenced specimens in this genus, shows it with an apparent world-wide distribution. The Australian Faunal Directory shows as being found on/off the coast of Victoria, and the coasts of north-west and south-west Western Australia.
Accepted species (according to WoRMS)
Vosmaeropsis complanatispinifera Cavalcanti, Bastos & Lanna, 2015 Vosmaeropsis connexiva (Poléjaeff, 1883) Vosmaeropsis cyathus (Verrill, 1873) Vosmaeropsis depressa Dendy, 1893 Vosmaeropsis gardineri Ferrer-Hernandez, 1916 Vosmaeropsis glebula Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018 Vosmaeropsis grisea Tanita, 1939 Vosmaeropsis hispanica Ferrer Hernández, 1933 Vosmaeropsis hozawai Borojevic & Klautau, 2000 Vosmaeropsis inflata Tanita, 1942 Vosmaeropsis japonica Hôzawa, 1929 Vosmaeropsis levis Hôzawa, 1940 Vosmaeropsis macera (Carter, 1886) Vosmaeropsis mackinnoni Dendy & Frederick, 1924 Vosmaeropsis maculata Hôzawa, 1929 Vosmaeropsis oruetai Ferrer-Hernández, 1918 Vosmaeropsis ovata Tanita, 1942 Vosmaeropsis recruta Cavalcanti, Bastos & Lanna, 2015 Vosmaeropsis sasakii Hôzawa, 1929 Vosmaeropsis sericata (Ridley, 1881) Vosmaeropsis simplex Hôzawa, 1940 Vosmaeropsis spinosa Tanita, 1943 Vosmaeropsis triradiata Hôzawa, 1940 Vosmaeropsis wilsoni Dendy, 1893
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