| Geodia gallica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Tetractinellida |
| Family: | Geodiidae |
| Genus: | Geodia |
| Species: | G. gallica |
| Binomial name | |
| Geodia gallica Lendenfeld, 1907 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Geodia gallica is a species of sponge in the family Geodiidae. The species was first described by Lendenfeld in 1907. It is found in the coastal waters of Agulhas Bank, next to South Africa. [1]
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