Heteromeyenia tentasperma

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Spongillida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Parazoa Phylum: Porifera Classis: Demospongiae Subclassis: Heteroscleromorpha Ordo: Spongillida

Familia: Spongillidae
Genus: Heteromeyenia
Species: Heteromeyenia tentasperma

Name

Heteromeyenia tentasperma (Potts, 1880)

• Type material: unknown.
• Type locality: “small stream within the limits of the late Centennial grounds, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia”.

Combinations

• Spongilla tentasperma Potts, 1880: 331 [original combination]
• Heteromeyenia tentasperma — Penney & Racek, 1968: 112 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Potts, E. 1880. Fresh-water sponges of Fairmont Park. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1880: 330–331. BHL Reference page. 
• Penney, J.T.† & Racek, A.A. 1968. Comprehensive revision of a worldwide collection of freshwater sponges (Porifera: Spongillidae). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 272: 1–184. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Heteromeyenia tentasperma in the World Register of Marine Species