Macandrewia

Macandrewia
Macandrewia robusta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

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.

Species

The following species are recognised:

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.