Geodia areolata

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Geodia areolata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tetractinellida
Family: Geodiidae
Genus: Geodia
Species:
G. areolata
Binomial name
Geodia areolata
Carter, 1880

Geodia areolata is a species of sponge in the family Geodiidae. It is found in the waters of the Gulf of Mannar, between the southeastern tip of India and the west coast of Sri Lanka. The species was first described by Henry John Carter in 1880. [1]

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