Poole, Karen E.
Macandrewia
Sign in to saveMacandrewia is a genus of sea sponges, and is the only genus in the monotypic family Macandrewiidae.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Macandrewia is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to Porifera, Animalia and Wikidata.
It sits within the topics Taxonbars with multiple manual Wikidata items and Tetractinellida.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPorifera
- ClassDemospongiae
- OrderTetractinellida
- FamilyMacandrewiidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- Family
- Macandrewiidae
- Collections
- QM, WAM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Macandrewiidae
- Image
- Macandrewia robusta (10.7717-peerj.8703) Figure 2 (cropped).png
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- taxon name
- Macandrewia
- taxon rank
- genus
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- Macandrewia
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Description
- Species
- References
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.
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