title: Ecionemia
text: # Ecionemia
  
  Ecionemia is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
  
  This genus is characterized by a high density of siliceous spicules. Members of this genus are known to be eaten by hawksbill turtles.
  
  ## Species
  
  The following species are recognised in the genus Ecionemia:
  
  * Ecionemia acervus Bowerbank, 1862
  * Ecionemia alata (Dendy, 1924)
  * Ecionemia arabica (Lévi, 1958)
  * Ecionemia australiensis (Carter, 1883)
  * Ecionemia baculifera (Kirkpatrick, 1903)
  * Ecionemia cinerea Thiele, 1900
  * Ecionemia demera (Laubenfels, 1934)
  * Ecionemia densa Bowerbank, 1873
  * Ecionemia nigra Sollas, 1888
  * Ecionemia novaezealandiae (Dendy, 1924)
  * Ecionemia obtusum Lendenfeld, 1907
  * Ecionemia spinastra Lévi, 1958
  * Ecionemia thielei Thomas, 1986
  * Ecionemia walkeri (Laubenfels, 1954)
  