Svenzea

{{Short description|Genus of sponges}}

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|image = Svenzea zeai.jpg

|image_caption = Svenzea zeai

|taxon = Svenzea

|authority = Alvarez, van Soest & Rützler, 2002

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Svenzea is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Scopalinidae,{{cite web |title=Svenzea Alvarez, van Soest & Rützler, 2002 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2249249 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=8 April 2021 |language=en}} first described in 2002.{{Cite web |title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Svenzea Alvarez, van Soest & Rützler, 2002 |url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=165713 |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=www.marinespecies.org |language=en}}{{cite Q|Q111212669}}

The species of this genus are found in Indonesia and Central America. The genus shows affinities with members of both Halichondrida and Haplosclerida but it is assigned to the family Dictyonellidae based on shared microanatomical and developmental features. The higher taxonomic position of Svenzea is a subject for future investigations.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022|reason="Dictyonellidae based on shared microanatomical and developmental features. The higher taxonomic position of Svenzea is a subject for future investigations" Both sentences require a citation}}

Species:

• Svenzea cristinae {{small|Alvarez, van Soest & Rützler, 2002}}
• Svenzea devoogdae {{small|Alvarez, van Soest & Rützler, 2002}}
• Svenzea flava {{small|(Lehnert & van Soest, 1999)}}
• Svenzea germanyanezi {{small|Gómez & Calderón-Gutiérrez, 2020}}
• Svenzea tubulosa {{small|(Alcolado & Gotera, 1986)}}
• Svenzea zeai {{small|(Alvarez, van Soest & Rützler, 1998)}}