Caulospongia biflabellata
Caulospongia biflabellata, commonly known as the western staircase sponge, is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Suberitidae. It is a marine sponge of the temperate waters of Australia (Northwest Cape to Albany, WA).[1]
| Caulospongia biflabellata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Suberitida |
| Family: | Suberitidae |
| Genus: | Caulospongia |
| Species: | C. biflabellata |
| Binomial name | |
| Caulospongia biflabellata Fromont, 1998 | |
It was first described by Jane Fromont in 1998, from a specimen collected from Limestone reef flat, Cheyne Beach, Western Australia[2][3]
References
- Edgar, Graham J. (2008). Australian Marine Life: The plants and animals of temperate waters (Second ed.). Sydney: New Holland. ISBN 9781921517174
- "Australian Faunal Directory: Caulospongia biflabellata". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- Jane Fromont (1998). "Revision of the marine sponge genus Caulospongia Saville Kent, 1871 (Demospongiae: Hadromerida). Part 1. Morphological and skeletal characters" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 19: 65-89 [84]. ISSN 0312-3162. Wikidata Q111049024.
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