Metaniidae

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Metaniidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Haplosclerida
Suborder: Spongillina
Family: Metaniidae
Volkmer-Ribeiro, 1986

Metaniidae is family of fresh water sponges.

There are 5 genera and 25 species in this family:[1]

  • Acalle Gray, 1867
    • Acalle recurvata (Bowerbank, 1863)
  • Corvomeyenia Weltner, 1913
    • Corvomeyenia carolinensis Harrison, 1971
    • Corvomeyenia epilithosa Volkmer-Ribeiro, Rosa-Barbosa & Machado, 2005
    • Corvomeyenia everetti (Mills, 1884)
    • Corvomeyenia thumi (Traxler, 1895)
  • Drulia Gray, 1867
    • Drulia batesii (Bowerbank, 1863)
    • Drulia brownii (Bowerbank, 1863)
    • Drulia conifera Bonetto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1973
    • Drulia cristata (Weltner, 1895)
    • Drulia ctenosclera Volkmer & Mothes, 1981
    • Drulia geayi (Gravier, 1899)
    • Drulia uruguayensis Bonetto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1969
  • Houssayella Bonetto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1966
    • Houssayella iguazuensis Bonetto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1966
  • Metania Gray, 1867
    • Metania fittkaui Volkmer-Ribeiro, 1979
    • Metania godeauxi (Brien, 1968)
    • Metania kiliani Volkmer-Ribeiro & Costa, 1992
    • Metania melloleitaoi Machado, 1948
    • Metania ovogemata Stanisic, 1979
    • Metania pottsi (Weltner, 1895)
    • Metania reticulata (Bowerbank, 1863)
    • Metania rhodesiana Burton, 1938
    • Metania spinata (Carter, 1881)
    • Metania subtilis Volkmer, 1979
    • Metania vesparia (Martens, 1868)
    • Metania vesparioides (Annandale, 1908)

References

  1. "Metaniidae". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 July 2013. 


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