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Metaniidae

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumPorifera
ClassDemospongiae
OrderSpongillida
FamilyMetaniidae
Published inVolkmer-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
HabitatFRESHWATER
Genera5
Species records held27
Descendant taxa (GBIF)32
GBIF key3911

Genera in Metaniidae

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.