''Manihinea '' is a genus of deep-water

sea sponge Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), a basal clade and a sister taxon of the diploblasts. They are sessile filter feeders that are bound to the seabed, and are o ...

in the

Theonellidae Theonellidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Tetractinellida, which was first described by Robert von Lendenfeld in 1903. ''Theonella conica'' is known for hyperaccumulation of molybdenum due to the action of an endosymbiont A ...

family, first described by Gustavo Pulitzer-Finali in 1993. The generic description was emended in 2002 by Pisera and Lévi.

Species

The following species are accepted within ''Manihinea'': *'' Manihinea conferta'' *'' Manihinea lynbeazleyae''

References

Tetractinellida Taxa described in 1993 Sponge genera {{Demosponge-stub