| Plakortis communis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Homoscleromorpha |
| Order: | Homosclerophorida |
| Family: | Plakinidae |
| Genus: | Plakortis |
| Species: | P. communis |
| Binomial name | |
| Plakortis communis Muricy, 2011 | |
Plakortis communis is a species of marine sponge in the order Homosclerophorida, first described in 2011 by Guilherme Muricy. [1] [2]
The holotype was collected off Cartier Island, Western Australia, [1] and the species is found in the IMCRA regions of "Timor Province", "Southwest Shelf Transition", and "Northeast Shelf Province", [1] that is, off the Queensland coast and the North & South-west coasts of Western Australia.
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