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  Family Spongillidae

Genus Dosilia (+ Asteromeyenia)

    Genus D. radiospiculata -- midwestern North America.
    Genus D. palmeri -- North America.
    Genus D. plumosa -- North America.
    Genus D. brouni
    Genus D. pydanieli

Taxon Information

The Genus Dosilia has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from midwestern states of North America.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Dosilia, [North America] (Reiswig & Ricciardi, 2010).
• Dosilia, 1 species, central and southern U.S. [North America] (Smith, 2001).
• Dosilia, [North Central United States] (Underhill et al., 1982).
• Dosilia, (Jewell, 1959).
• Asteromeyenia, (Jewell, 1959).

Bibliography

• Reiswig, H.M. & T.M. Frost & A. Ricciardi. 2010. Porifera. [in] J.H. Thorp & A.P. Covich (eds.). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, 3rd edition: 91-123.
• Smith, D.G. 2001. Porifera (Sponges). Pennak's Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States, 4th edition: 41-60.
• Underhill, J.C., W.D. Schmid & D.E. Gilbertson. 1982. Taxonomic Keys to the Common Animals of the North Central States, exclusive of the parasitic worms, terrestrial insects, and birds, 4th edition. 205 pp.
• Jewell, M. 1959. Porifera. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 298-312.

Web Pages

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• World Porifera Database
• World Register of Marine Species