Common Freshwater Sponge
Spongilla lacustris (Linnaeus, 1759)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Porifera |
| Class | Demospongiae |
| Order | Spongillida |
| Family | Spongillidae |
| Genus | Spongilla |
| Species | Spongilla lacustris (Linnaeus, 1759) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Edmonson
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N5 Secure
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SU Unrankable
- New Brunswick
- SU Unrankable
- Nunavut
- SU Unrankable
- Alberta
- SU Unrankable
- Yukon
- SU Unrankable
- Ontario
- SNR Unranked
- Northwest Territories
- SU Unrankable
- British Columbia
- SNR Unranked
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- S5 Secure
- Nova Scotia
- SU Unrankable
- South Carolina
- S3 Vulnerable
- Pennsylvania
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Michigan
- SNR Unranked
- Wyoming
- SNR Unranked
- Montana
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Connecticut
- SNR Unranked
Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.
How to cite this account
Spongilla lacustris (Linnaeus, 1759). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2954. https://cavebiology.org/species/spongilla-lacustris/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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