Metaniidae
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Porifera |
| Class | Demospongiae |
| Order | Spongillida |
| Family | Metaniidae |
| Published in | Volkmer-Ribeiro, C. (1986). Evolutionary study of the freshwater sponge genus Metania Gray, 1867 : 3. Metaniidae, new family. Amazoniana, 9(4): 493–509. https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=8514 |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER |
| Genera | 5 |
| Species records held | 27 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 32 |
| GBIF key | 3911 |
Genera in Metaniidae
- Metania — 13 species: Metania fittkaui, Metania godeauxi, Metania kiliani, Metania madagascariensis, Metania melloleitaoi, Metania ovogemata, Metania pottsi, Metania reticulata
- Drulia — 8 species: Drulia batesii, Drulia brownii, Drulia conifera, Drulia cristata, Drulia cristinae, Drulia ctenosclera, Drulia geayi, Drulia uruguayensis
- Corvomeyenia — 4 species: Corvomeyenia carolinensis, Corvomeyenia epilithosa, Corvomeyenia everetti, Corvomeyenia thumi
- Acalle — 1 species: Acalle recurvata
- Houssayella — 1 species: Houssayella iguazuensis
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.