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Carterius
Petr, 1886
AphiaID
184625
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:184625)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Demospongiae
(Class)
Heteroscleromorpha
(Subclass)
Spongillida
(Order)
Spongillidae
(Family)
Carterius
(Genus)
Status
unaccepted
(junior synonym)
Accepted name
Heteromeyenia
Potts, 1881
Rank
Genus
Type taxon
Dosilia stepanowii
Dybowski, 1884
accepted as
Heteromeyenia stepanowii
(Dybowski, 1884)
(type by original designation)
Parent
Spongillidae Gray, 1867
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Carterius stepanowii
(Dybowski, 1884)
accepted as
Heteromeyenia stepanowii
(Dybowski, 1884)
(genus transfer)
Environment
marine
,
brackish
, fresh,
terrestrial
Original description
Not documented
Taxonomic citation
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.
Carterius
Petr, 1886. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php/www.aqua-aquapress.com/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=184625 on 2026-08-28
Taxonomic edit history
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2005-12-12 17:12:35Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2006-01-02 15:31:04Z
changed
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2006-02-13 18:41:16Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
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