Macandrewia

Macandrewia is a genus of sea sponges, and is the only genus in the monotypic family Macandrewiidae.

Macandrewia
Macandrewia robusta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tetractinellida
Family: Macandrewiidae
Schrammen, 1924
Genus: Macandrewia
Gray, 1859
Type species
Macandrewia azorica
Gray, 1859
Species

See text.

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]

  • Macandrewia auris Lendenfeld, 1907
  • Macandrewia azorica Gray, 1859
  • Macandrewia clavatella (Schmidt, 1870)
  • Macandrewia minima Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
  • Macandrewia ramosa Topsent, 1904
  • Macandrewia rigida Lévi & Lévi, 1989
  • Macandrewia robusta Topsent, 1904
  • Macandrewia schusterae Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
  • Macandrewia spinifoliata Lévi & Lévi, 1983

References
  1. Gray, J.E. (1859). Description of MacAndrewia and Myliusia, two new forms of Sponges. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 27: 437-440
  2. "Macandrewia Gray, 1859". WoRMS. Retrieved 2021-08-18.


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