Claim: Spongia is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, described by  Linnaeus in  1758, that has more than 60 species which are endemic to Lake Ohrid in Albania and New Zealand.
Evidence: Spongia is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Genus: Spongia
Linnaeus, 1758 The 10th edition of Systema Naturae is a book written by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus and published in two volumes in 1758 and 1759, which marks the starting point of zoological nomenclature. The following species are recognised in the genus Spongia: