Darwinella (sponge)

{{Short description|Genus of sponges}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image =

|image_caption =

|taxon = Darwinella

|authority = Müller, 1865

}}

Darwinella is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Darwinellidae.{{cite web |title=Darwinella Müller, 1865 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2248721 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=6 July 2021 |language=en}}

The species of this genus are found mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.

Species:

• Darwinella australiensis {{small|Carter, 1885}}
• Darwinella corneostellata {{small|(Carter, 1872)}}
• Darwinella dalmatica {{small|Topsent, 1905}}
• Darwinella duplex {{small|Topsent, 1905}}
• Darwinella gardineri {{small|Topsent, 1905}}
• Darwinella intermedia {{small|Topsent, 1893}}
• Darwinella muelleri {{small|(Schultze, 1865)}}
• Darwinella notabilis
• Darwinella oxeata {{small|Bergquist, 1961}}
• Darwinella pronzatoi {{small|Bertolino, Costa & Pansini, 2020}}
• Darwinella rosacea {{small|Hechtel, 1965}}
• Darwinella simplex {{small|Topsent, 1892}}
• Darwinella tango {{small|(Poiner & Taylor, 1990)}}
• Darwinella viscosa {{small|Boury-Esnault, 1971}}
• Darwinella warreni {{small|Topsent, 1905}}