Genus Metania Gray, 1867
- Metania Gray, J.E. 1867. Notes on the arrangement of sponges, with the description of some new genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867: 492-558 pls 27-28 [551].
Type species:
Spongilla reticulata Bowerbank, 1863 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Penney, J.T. & Racek, A.A. 1968. A comprehensive revision of a world-wide collection of freshwater sponges (Porifera: Spongillidae). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 272: 1-184 [147]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical areas of South America, Africa and Asia.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pine Creek (PCK)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Metaniidae with body shape bulbous to massive. Consistency hard and brittle. Choanosomal skeleton alveolate with multispicular tracts. Spongin sparse. Megascleres oxeas to strongyles. Microscleres acanthostrongyles (acanthoxeas?) to pseudobirotules variably bent. Gemmules ovoid, scattered or rarely at the sponge base, enclosed in a variably developed cage of spiny megascleres ranging from oxeas to strongyles. Theca with three layers and gemmuloscleres radially embedded. Pneumatic layer as trabecules (fibres) of spongin. Gemmuloscleres boletiform.
ID Keys
See Family Metaniidae Diagnosis.
Diagnosis References
Manconi, R. & Pronzato, R. 2002. Suborder Spongillina subord. nov.: Freshwater sponges. pp. 921-1020 in Hooper, J.N.A. & van Soest, R.W.M. (eds). Systema Porifera: A guide to the classification of sponges. New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Vol. 1. [987]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |