Halichondria (Halichondria) Fleming, 1828

Type species: Spongia panicea Pallas, 1766

Type locality: The sea around England and Belgium. Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, about 20 km from mouth of Thames (neotype) .

Definition. “ Halichondria with smooth or digitate surface” (Erpenbeck & van Soest, 2002).