Invertebrates of Sri Lanka

species of sponge

species of sponge

Promurricia is a monotypic genus of Asian tree trunk spiders containing the single species, Promurricia depressa. It was first described by M. Baehr & B. Baehr in 1993, and has only been found in Sri Lanka.

Akermania is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. This genus was described in 1919 by Walter Edward Collinge. The type specimen for this species is an Akermania spinosa from South Africa. There are currently four species in this genus.

Schenkeliella is a monotypic genus of Sri Lankan long-jawed orb-weavers containing the single species, Schenkeliella spinosa. The species was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1871 under the name Oeta spinosa, but it was renamed to "Schenkeliella" by Embrik Strand in 1934 because the name was already in use for a genus of ermine moths. Originally placed with the Nesticidae, it transferred to the Tetragnathidae in 1980.

species of hemichordates

Obrimona is a monotypic genus of Asian dwarf spiders containing the single species, Obrimona tennenti. It was first described by Embrik Strand in 1934, and has only been found in Sri Lanka.

species of insect