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  Genus Heteromeyenia

Species H. latitenta

Taxon Information

The Species H. latitenta has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from North America.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Heteromeyenia latitenta, 'Distribution: reported only from northeastern United States" (Reiswig & Ricciardi, 2010).
• Heteromeyenia latitenta, Wisconsin record apparently is based solely on a single gemmule from the bottom of Lake Mendota in Dane County. (Annesley et al., 2008).
• Carterius latitentus, "In Pa., western N.Y., and Illinois River" (Jewell, 1959).

Bibliography

• Reiswig, H.M. & T.M. Frost & A. Ricciardi. 2010. Porifera. [in] J.H. Thorp & A.P. Covich (eds.). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, 3rd edition: 91-123.
• Annesley, J., J. Jass & D. Watermolen. 2008. Wisconsin freshwater sponge species documented by scanning electron microscopy. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 23(2): 263-272. [Available online]
• Jewell, M. 1959. Porifera. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 298-312.

Web Pages

• Canadian Biodiversity
• World Porifera Database