Esperiopsis
# Esperiopsis

Esperiopsis is a genus of demosponges, comprising around 30 species found in oceans around the world.

## Species

As of 2014, the following valid species of Esperiopsis are recognized:

* Esperiopsis bathyalis Lopes & Hajdu, 2004
* Esperiopsis challengeri (Ridley, 1885)
* Esperiopsis chindoensis Sim, 1995
* Esperiopsis cimensis van Soest, Beglinger & De Voogd, 2012
* Esperiopsis crassofibrosa Brøndsted, 1924
* Esperiopsis decora Topsent, 1904
* Esperiopsis diasolenia Lévi, 1993
* Esperiopsis ferruginea Whitelegge, 1906
* Esperiopsis flagellum Lundbeck, 1905
* Esperiopsis flava Lévi, 1993
* Esperiopsis heardi Boury-Esnault & van Beveren, 1982
* Esperiopsis incognita Stephens, 1916
* Esperiopsis inodes Lévi, 1993
* Esperiopsis lingua (Koltun, 1970)
* Esperiopsis macrosigma Stephens, 1916
* Esperiopsis magnifolia Lévi, 1993
* Esperiopsis megachela Dendy, 1924
* Esperiopsis papillata (Vosmaer, 1880)
* Esperiopsis plumosa Tanita, 1965
* Esperiopsis praedita Topsent, 1890
* Esperiopsis profunda Ridley & Dendy, 1886
* Esperiopsis pulchella Ridley & Dendy, 1886
* Esperiopsis radiata (Topsent, 1927)
* Esperiopsis scotiae Topsent, 1915
* Esperiopsis stipula Koltun, 1958
* Esperiopsis strongylatus (Alander, 1942)
* Esperiopsis strongylophora Vacelet, 1969
* Esperiopsis varia Sarà, 1978
* Esperiopsis variussigma Hoshino, 1981
* Esperiopsis villosa (Carter, 1874)
