{{Short description|Genus of sponges}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Drulia brownii MN 01.jpg | image_caption = Drulia brownii | taxon = Drulia | authority = Gray, 1867 }}
'''''Drulia''''' is a genus of freshwater sponges in the family Metaniidae.<ref name="WORMS">{{cite web |url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167041|title= Metaniidae |author= |date= |publisher= World Register of Marine Species |accessdate=28 Jan 2024}}</ref><ref name="GBIF">{{cite web |title=''Metania'' Gray, 1867 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/22246507 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=28 Jan 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
The species of this genus are found in South America.<ref name="GBIF" />
==Taxonomy== ''Drulia'' contains the following species:<ref name="WORMS" /><ref name="GBIF" />
*''Drulia batesii'' <small>(Bowerbank, 1863)</small> *''Drulia brownii'' <small>(Bowerbank, 1863)</small> *''Drulia conifera'' <small>Bonetto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1973</small> *''Drulia cristata'' <small>(Weltner, 1895)</small> *''Drulia cristinae'' <small>Volkmer-Ribeiro, Drago, Machado & Sabaj, 2017</small> *''Drulia ctenosclera'' <small>Volkmer & Mothes, 1981</small> *''Drulia geayi'' <small>(Gravier, 1899)</small> *''Drulia uruguayensis'' <small>Bonetto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1969</small>
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Category:Heteroscleromorpha Category:Taxa described in 1867 Category:Taxa named by John Edward Gray Category:Sponge genera Category:Freshwater animals of South America