Grantia

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
 * Grantia arctica (Haeckel, 1872)
 * Grantia atlantica Ridley, 1881
 * Grantia beringiana Hôzawa, 1918
 * Grantia canadensis Lambe, 1896
 * Grantia capillosa (Schmidt, 1862)
 * Grantia comoxensis Lambe, 1893
 * Grantia compressa (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 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