Ecionemia

Ecionemia is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.

This genus is characterized by a high density of siliceous spicules. Members of this genus are known to be eaten by hawksbill turtles.

Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Ecionemia:


 * Ecionemia acervus Bowerbank, 1862
 * Ecionemia alata (Dendy, 1924)
 * Ecionemia arabica (Lévi, 1958)
 * Ecionemia australiensis (Carter, 1883)
 * Ecionemia baculifera (Kirkpatrick, 1903)
 * Ecionemia cinerea Thiele, 1900
 * Ecionemia demera (Laubenfels, 1934)
 * Ecionemia densa Bowerbank, 1873
 * Ecionemia nigra Sollas, 1888
 * Ecionemia novaezealandiae (Dendy, 1924)
 * Ecionemia obtusum Lendenfeld, 1907
 * Ecionemia spinastra Lévi, 1958
 * Ecionemia thielei Thomas, 1986
 * Ecionemia walkeri (Laubenfels, 1954)