Manihinea is a genus of deep-water sea sponge in the Theonellidae family,[1] first described by Gustavo Pulitzer-Finali in 1993.[1][2] The generic description was emended in 2002 by Pisera and Lévi.[3]

Manihinea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tetractinellida
Family: Theonellidae
Genus: Manihinea
Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
Type species
Manihinea conferta
Pulitzer-Finali, 1993

Species

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The following species are accepted within Manihinea:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c van Soest, Rob W.M. (2020). "Manihinea". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ Pulitzer-Finali, G. (1993). "A collection of marine sponges from East Africa". Annales Museo Civico Storia Naturale "Giacomo Doria". 89: 247-350 [262].
  3. ^ Pisera, A. and C. Lévi (2002). "Family Theonellidae Lendenfeld". In J.N.A. Hooper and R.W.M. Van Soest (ed.). Systema Porifera. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press. pp. 327–337.