Cladospongia elegans

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Cladospongia elegans
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Cladospongia

M.O.P.Iyengar & K.R.Ramanathan, 1940 [1]
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Cladospongia elegans M.O.P.Iyengar & K.R.Ramanathan (type)

Cladospongia is a genus of choanoflagellate. The type species (C. elegans) is found in India (Madras).

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References

  1. Cladospongia, a new member of the Craspedomonadaceae from Madras. Iyengar, M.O.P. & Ramanathan, K.R., 1940, Journal of the Indian Botanical Society, volume 19, pages 241-245