Metania (sponge)

Metania
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Spongillida
Family:	Metaniidae
Genus:	Metania ; Gray, 1867

Last updated July 01, 2025

Metania is a genus of sponges in the family Metaniidae.^[1]^[2]

The species of this genus are found in Malesia and Australia.^[2]

Taxonomy

Metania contains the following species:^[1]^[2]

Metania fittkaui Volkmer-Ribeiro, 1979
Metania godeauxi (Brien, 1968)
Metania kiliani Volkmer-Ribeiro & Costa, 1992
Metania madagascariensis Manconi & Pronzato, 2015
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 vesparioides (Annandale, 1908)
Metania vesparium (Martens, 1868)

References

1 2 "Metania". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 Jan 2024.
1 2 3 "Metania Gray, 1867". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 28 Jan 2024.

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[WORMS-1] 1 2 "Metania". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 Jan 2024.

[GBIF-2] 1 2 3 "Metania Gray, 1867". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 28 Jan 2024.

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