Macandrewia
| Macandrewia | |
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| Macandrewia robusta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Tetractinellida |
| Family: | Macandrewiidae , 1924 |
| Genus: | Macandrewia Gray, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Macandrewia azorica Gray, 1859
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Macandrewia is a genus of sea sponges, and is the only genus in the monotypic family Macandrewiidae.
Description[]
Species are cup-shaped, expanded, more or less sinuate or lobed. They are attached to the substrate by a more solid base. They are covered by a fleshy layer. It is supported by a siliceous cup-shaped axis. The upper surface is covered in of pores, which are grouped into roses which are surrounded by radiating grooves. The lower surface is non-porous.[1]
Species[]
The following species are recognised:[2]
- Lendenfeld, 1907
- Gray, 1859
- (Schmidt, 1870)
- Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
- Topsent, 1904
- Lévi & Lévi, 1989
- Topsent, 1904
- Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
- Lévi & Lévi, 1983
References[]
- ^ Gray, J.E. (1859). Description of MacAndrewia and Myliusia, two new forms of Sponges. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 27: 437-440
- ^ "Macandrewia Gray, 1859". WoRMS. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
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