# Houssayella

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{{Short description|Genus of sponges}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Houssayella
| authority = Bonetto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1966
}}

'''''Houssayella''''' is a genus of freshwater [sponges](/source/sponges) in the family [Metaniidae](/source/Metaniidae).<ref name="WORMS">{{cite web |url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167049|title= Houssayella |author= |date= |publisher=[World Register of Marine Species](/source/World_Register_of_Marine_Species)|accessdate=28 Jan 2024}}</ref><ref name="GBIF">{{cite web |title=''Houssayella'' Bonetto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1966 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2246505 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=28 Jan 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

The species of this genus are found in South America.<ref name="GBIF" />

==Taxonomy==
''Houssayella'' contains the following species:<ref name="WORMS" />

** ''[Houssayella iguazuensis](/source/Houssayella_iguazuensis)'' <small>Bonetto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1966</small>

==References==
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Category:Heteroscleromorpha
Category:Monotypic sponge genera

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