Geodia arabica
Geodia arabica is a species of sponge in the family Geodiidae. It is found in the waters of the Arabian Sea and of the Red Sea. The species was first described by Henry John Carter in 1869.[1]
| Geodia arabica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Tetractinellida |
| Family: | Geodiidae |
| Genus: | Geodia |
| Species: | G. arabica |
| Binomial name | |
| Geodia arabica Carter, 1869 | |
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References
- Geodia arabica. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
Bibliography
- Carter, H.J. (1869). A descriptive account of four subspherous sponges, Arabian and British, with general observations. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (4) 4: 1-28, pls I-II.
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