Heteromeyenia tentasperma

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Spongillidae
Genus: Heteromeyenia
Species:

Heteromeyenia tentasperma (Potts, 1880)

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

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

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.