| Geodia macandrewii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Tetractinellida |
| Family: | Geodiidae |
| Genus: | Geodia |
| Species: | G. macandrewii |
| Binomial name | |
| Geodia macandrewii Bowerbank, 1858 | |
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Geodia macandrewii 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 James Scott Bowerbank in 1858. [1]
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