India has a long coastal line, measuring over seven thousand kilometers, along eight States and some Union Territories. In addition to marine ecosystems along this coast line large variety of freshwater wetlands are also found. Porifers, commonly called as sponges, harbor many such waters. Out of 30 species belonging to 10 genera of freshwater sponges noted from India, 29 are found to inhabit coastal wetlands including 10 species endemic to India. Paper deals with the diversity and distribution of these species in such wetlands and adds some ecological notes.

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印度沿海水域的淡水海绵动物区系（Porifera）

印度沿八个州和一些联邦领土有一条长达七千多公里的漫长海岸线。除了沿海岸线的海洋生态系统外，还发现了各种各样的淡水湿地。磷灰石通常被称为海绵，其中含有许多这样的水。从印度注意到的属于10属淡水海绵的30种物种中，发现有29种栖息在沿海湿地中，其中包括印度特有的10种。论文探讨了这些物种在此类湿地中的多样性和分布，并增加了一些生态学注释。