Caulospongia elegans

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Caulospongia elegans
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Suberitida
Family: Suberitidae
Genus: Caulospongia
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Caulospongia elegans
(Lendenfeld 1888) [1]
Synonyms
  • Plectodendron elegansLendenfeld, 1888

Caulospongia elegans is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Suberitidae. It is found in Australia.

Suberitidae family of sponges

Suberitidae is a family of sea sponges belonging to the order Suberitida.

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References

  1. Descriptive catalogue of the sponges in the Australian Museum, Sydney. R Von Lendenfeld, Sydney Australian Museum, 1888