Ernstia cordata

Ernstia cordata is a species of sea sponge in the family Clathrinidae found in South Africa.[1] The name means "heart-shaped" in Latin.

Ernstia cordata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Clathrinidae
Genus: Ernstia
Species:
E. cordata
Binomial name
Ernstia cordata
(Haeckel, 1872)
Synonyms
List
  • Ascandra cordata Haeckel, 1872
  • Clathrina cordata (Haeckel, 1872)
  • Leucosolenia cordata (Haeckel, 1872)

References
  1. Haeckel, Ernst (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. Berlin: G. Reimer. p. 82.

World Register of Marine Species entry


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