| Metaniidae | |
|---|---|
Drulia brownii Metania spinata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Spongillida |
| Family: | Metaniidae Volkmer-Ribeiro, 1986 |
Metaniidae is a family of freshwater sponges, with five genera and 27 species:
- Acalle Gray, 1867
- Acalle recurvata (Bowerbank, 1863)
- Corvomeyenia Weltner, 1913
- Corvomeyenia carolinensis Harrison, 1971
- Corvomeyenia epilithosa Volkmer-Ribeiro, Rosa-Barbosa & Machado, 2005
- Corvomeyenia everetti (Mills, 1884)
- Corvomeyenia thumi (Traxler, 1895)
- Drulia Gray, 1867
- Drulia batesii (Bowerbank, 1863)
- Drulia brownii (Bowerbank, 1863)
- Drulia conifera Bonetto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1973
- Drulia cristata (Weltner, 1895)
- Drulia cristinae Volkmer-Ribeiro, Drago, Machado & Sabaj, 2017
- Drulia ctenosclera Volkmer & Mothes, 1981
- Drulia geayi (Gravier, 1899)
- Drulia uruguayensis Bonetto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1969
- Houssayella Bonetto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1966
- Houssayella iguazuensis Bonetto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1966
- Metania Gray, 1867
- 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)
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