Macandrewia is a genus of sea sponges, and is the only genus in the monotypic family Macandrewiidae.
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| Macandrewia robusta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Tetractinellida |
| Family: | Macandrewiidae Schrammen, 1924 |
| Genus: | Macandrewia Gray, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Macandrewia azorica Gray, 1859
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Description
editSpecies 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ 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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