Geodia auroristella is a species of sponge in the family Geodiidae. It is found in the waters of the Indian Ocean around the Seychelles archipelago. The species was first described by Arthur Dendy in 1916.[1]

Geodia auroristella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tetractinellida
Family: Geodiidae
Genus: Geodia
Species:
G. auroristella
Binomial name
Geodia auroristella
Dendy, 1916

Bibliography edit

  • Dendy, A. (1916). Report on the Homosclerophora and Astrotetraxonida collected by H.M.S. ‘Sealark' in the Indian Ocean. In: Reports of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905, Vol. 6. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 17 (2): 225-271,pls 44-48.

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