Chondropsis (sponge)

{{Short description|Genus of sponges}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Chondropsis kirkii.png

| image_caption = Chondropsis kirkii

| taxon = Chondropsis (sponge)

| authority = Carter, 1886

| synonyms =

• Burtonispongia Laubenfels, 1936
• Collosclerophora Dendy, 1917
• Sigmatella Lendenfeld, 1888

}}

Chondropsis is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Chondropsidae.{{cite web |title=Chondropsis Carter, 1886 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2241594 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=2 June 2021 |language=en}}

The species of this genus are found in Southern Africa, Malesia, Australia.

Species:

• Chondropsis arenacea {{small|(Dendy, 1917)}}
• Chondropsis arenifera {{small|Carter, 1886}}
• Chondropsis australis {{small|(Lendenfeld, 1888)}}
• Chondropsis ceratosus {{small|Kirkpatrick, 1900}}
• Chondropsis chaliniformis
• Chondropsis columnifera {{small|Dendy, 1895}}
• Chondropsis confoederata {{small|(Lamarck, 1814)}}
• Chondropsis isimangaliso {{small|Samaai, Pillay & Janson, 2019}}
• Chondropsis kirkii {{small|(Bowerbank, 1841)}}
• Chondropsis lamella {{small|(Lendenfeld, 1888)}}
• Chondropsis macropsamma {{small|(Lendenfeld, 1888)}}
• Chondropsis subtilis {{small|Calcinai, Bavestrello, Bertolino, Pica & C.Wagner}}
• Chondropsis topsenti {{small|Dendy, 1895}}
• Chondropsis wilsoni {{small|Dendy, 1895}}