''Grantia'' is a genus of
calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of calcite or aragonite. While the spicules in most species hav ...
s belonging to the family
Grantiidae
Grantiidae is a family of calcareous sponges in the order Leucosolenida
Leucosolenida is an order of sponge
Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. ...
. Species of the genus ''Grantia'' contain
spicule
Spicules are any of various small needle-like anatomical structures occurring in organisms
Spicule may also refer to:
*Spicule (sponge), small skeletal elements of sea sponges
*Spicule (nematode), reproductive structures found in male nematodes ( ...
s and
spongin
Spongin, a modified type of collagen protein, forms the fibrous skeleton of most organisms among the phylum Porifera, the sponges. It is secreted by sponge cells known as spongocytes.
Spongin gives a sponge its flexibility. True spongin is found ...
fibers.
The genus contains bioluminescent species.
Species list
* ''
Grantia aculeata''
Urban, 1908
* ''
Grantia arctica''
(Haeckel, 1872)
* ''
Grantia atlantica''
Ridley, 1881
* ''
Grantia beringiana''
Hôzawa, 1918
* ''
Grantia canadensis
''Grantia'' is a genus of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Grantiidae. Species of the genus ''Grantia'' contain spicule (sponge), spicules and spongin fibers.
The genus contains bioluminescent species.
Species list
* ''Grantia aculeat ...
''
Lambe, 1896
* ''
Grantia capillosa''
(Schmidt, 1862)
* ''
Grantia comoxensis''
Lambe, 1893
* ''
Grantia compressa
''Grantia compressa'' is a species of calcareous sponge belonging to the family Grantiidae. It is a very common species of rocky shores along the Atlantic coasts of Europe from France northwards.
It appears as flattened, purse-shaped vases up to ...
''
(Fabricius, 1780)
* ''
Grantia cupula''
(Haeckel, 1872)
* ''
Grantia extusarticulata''
(Carter, 1886)
* ''
Grantia fistulata''
Carter, 1886
* ''
Grantia foliacea''
Breitfuss, 1898
* ''
Grantia genuina''
Row & Hôzawa, 1931
* ''
Grantia glabra''
Hôzawa, 1933
* ''
Grantia harai
''Grantia'' is a genus of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Grantiidae. Species of the genus ''Grantia'' contain spicules and spongin fibers.
The genus contains bioluminescent species.
Species list
* '' Grantia aculeata'' Urban, 1908
* ...
''
Hôzawa, 1929
* ''
Grantia hirsuta''
(Topsent, 1907)
* ''
Grantia indica''
Dendy, 1913
* ''
Grantia infrequens''
(Carter, 1886)
* ''
Grantia intermedia''
Thacker, 1908
* ''
Grantia invenusta''
Lambe, 1900
* ''
Grantia kempfi''
Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976
* ''
Grantia kujiensis''
Hôzawa, 1933
* ''
Grantia laevigata''
(Haeckel, 1872)
* ''
Grantia mexico''
Hôzawa, 1940
* ''
Grantia mirabilis''
(Fristedt, 1887)
* ''
Grantia monstruosa''
Breitfuss, 1898
* ''
Grantia nipponica''
Hôzawa, 1918
* ''
Grantia phillipsi''
Lambe, 1900
* ''
Grantia primitiva''
Brøndsted, 1927
* ''
Grantia ramulosa''
Dendy, 1924
* ''
Grantia scottia''
(Jenkin, 1908)
* ''
Grantia singularis''
(Breitfuss, 1898)
* ''
Grantia socialis''
Borojevic, 1967
* ''
Grantia strobilus''
(Haeckel, 1872)
* ''
Grantia stylata''
Hôzawa, 1929
* ''
Grantia tenuis''
Urban, 1908
* ''
Grantia transgrediens''
Brøndsted, 1931
* ''
Grantia tuberosa''
Poléjaeff, 1883
* ''
Grantia uchidai''
Hôzawa & Tanita, 1941
* ''
Grantia vosmaeri''
Dendy, 1893
References
TaxonomiconNorth East Atlantic Taxa
Leucosolenida
Sponge genera
Bioluminescent animals
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