Hamacantha

Hamacantha is a genus of sponges in the family Hamacanthidae. This species in this genus differ from those in the other genera in this family through the presence of diancistras, distinctive microscleres. These are thought to aid in framing the skeleton by joining monactine megascleres. This genus contains 30 species in three subgenera.

Species

The following species are recognised:
Subgenus Hamacantha Hamacantha (Hamacantha) boomerang Hamacantha (Hamacantha) hortae Santín, Hamacantha (Hamacantha) johnsoni Hamacantha (Hamacantha) lundbecki Hamacantha (Hamacantha) schmidtii Hamacantha (Hamacantha) simplex
Subgenus Hamacantha Schmidt, 1880

Hamacantha (Vomerula) acerata Hamacantha (Vomerula) agassizi Hamacantha (Vomerula) atoxa Hamacantha (Vomerula) azorica Hamacantha (Vomerula) bowerbanki Hamacantha (Vomerula) carteri Hamacantha (Vomerula) cassanoi Hamacantha (Vomerula) esperioides Hamacantha (Vomerula) falcula Hamacantha (Vomerula) forcipulata Hamacantha (Vomerula) integra, Fibrous spongeHamacantha (Vomerula) jeanvaceleti Hamacantha (Vomerula) klausruetzleri Hamacantha (Vomerula) mamoi Hamacantha (Vomerula) megancistra Hamacantha (Vomerula) microxifera Hamacantha (Vomerula) mindanaensis Hamacantha (Vomerula) papillata Hamacantha (Vomerula) popana Hamacantha (Vomerula) tenda Hamacantha (Vomerula) tibicen Hamacantha (Vomerula) umisachii

Subgenus Hamacantha Hamacantha (Zygherpe) desmacelloides

''Hamacantha (Zygherpe) hyaloderma''