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Meyenia Carter, 1881

Ephydatia fluviatlis in situ SE Netherlands
Ephydatia fluviatlis in situ SE Netherlands

184792  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:184792)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Porifera (Phylum)
  4. Demospongiae (Class)
  5. Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
  6. Spongillida (Order)
  7. Spongillidae (Family)
  8. Meyenia (Genus)
 unaccepted (junior synonym)
Genus
Spongia fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1759 accepted as Ephydatia fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1759) (type by subsequent designation)

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  1. Species Meyenia acuminata Potts, 1882 accepted as Ephydatia muelleri (Lieberkühn, 1856) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
  2. Species Meyenia anonyma Carter, 1881 accepted as Trochospongilla anonyma (Carter, 1881)
  3. Species Meyenia crateriformis Potts, 1882 accepted as Radiospongilla crateriformis (Potts, 1882) (genus transfer)
  4. Species Meyenia everetti Mills, 1884 accepted as Corvomeyenia everetti (Mills, 1884) (genus transfer)
  5. Species Meyenia fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1759) accepted as Ephydatia fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1759) (genus transfer)
  6. Species Meyenia hungarica Traxler, 1888 accepted as Heteromeyenia stepanowii (Dybowski, 1884) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
  7. Species Meyenia leidii (Bowerbank, 1863) accepted as Trochospongilla leidii (Bowerbank, 1863) (genus transfer)
  8. Species Meyenia mexicana Potts, 1885 accepted as Ephydatia fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1759) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
  9. Species Meyenia millsii Potts, 1888 accepted as Ephydatia millsii (Potts, 1888) (genus transfer)
  10. Species Meyenia minuta Potts, 1887 accepted as Trochospongilla minuta (Potts, 1887) (genus transfer)
  11. Species Meyenia palmeri Potts, 1885 accepted as Dosilia palmeri (Potts, 1885) (genus transfer)
  12. Species Meyenia ramsayi Haswell, 1883 accepted as Ephydatia ramsayi (Haswell, 1883) (genus transfer)
  13. Species Meyenia robusta Potts, 1888 accepted as Ephydatia robusta (Potts, 1888) (genus transfer)
  14. Species Meyenia subdivisa Potts, 1888 accepted as Ephydatia robusta (Potts, 1888) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Carter, H.J. (1881). History and Classification of the known Species of <i>Spongilla</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 7(38): 77-107,pls V-VI., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938109459483
page(s): 90 [details] OpenAccess publication
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Meyenia Carter, 1881. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php/www.aqua-aquapress.com/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=184792 on 2026-02-22
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2005-12-12 17:12:35Z
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Vanden Berghe, Edward
2006-02-13 18:41:16Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2012-01-16 15:48:56Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2022-05-07 15:42:34Z
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Boury-Esnault, Nicole

original description Carter, H.J. (1881). History and Classification of the known Species of <i>Spongilla</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 7(38): 77-107,pls V-VI., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938109459483
page(s): 90 [details] OpenAccess publication
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 007488.PR) 
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