Geodia carcinophila is a species of sponge in the family Geodiidae. It was first described by Lendenfeld in 1897. It is found in the waters of the Somali Sea around the Zanzibar Archipelago.[1]

Geodia carcinophila
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tetractinellida
Family: Geodiidae
Genus: Geodia
Species:
G. carcinophila
Binomial name
Geodia carcinophila
Lendenfeld, 1897
Synonyms
  • Isops carcinophila

Bibliography

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  • Lendenfeld, R. Von (1897) Spongien von Sansibar., Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft 21: 93-133, pls 9-10.

References

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  1. ^ "Geodia carcinophila (Lendenfeld, 1897)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 July 2019.