Geodia nodastrella

Geodia nodastrella is a species of sponge in the family Geodiidae. It is found in the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean. The species was first described by Henry John Carter in 1876.[1]

Geodia nodastrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tetractinellida
Family: Geodiidae
Genus: Geodia
Species:
G. nodastrella
Binomial name
Geodia nodastrella
Carter, 1876
Synonyms
  • Geodia divaricans Topsent, 1928
  • Geodia barretti var. divaricans Topsent, 1928
  • Geodia barretti var. nodastrella Carter, 1876

Bibliography

  • Carter, H.J. (1876). Descriptions and Figures of Deep-Sea Sponges and their Spicules, from the Atlantic Ocean, dredged up on board H.M.S.‘Porcupine’, chiefly in 1869 (concluded). Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (4) 18(105): 226-240; (106): 307-324; (107): 388-410;(108): 458-479, pls XII-XVI, page(s): 400-401

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