Biology:Geodia cooksoni

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Short description: Species of sponge

Geodia cooksoni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tetractinellida
Family: Geodiidae
Genus: Geodia
Species:
G. cooksoni
Binomial name
Geodia cooksoni
Sollas, 1888
Synonyms
  • Cydonium cooksoni

Geodia cooksoni is a sponge species in the family Geodiidae. The species was first described by British scientist William Johnson Sollas in 1888 under the name Cydonium cooksoni. It is found in the waters of the Pacific Ocean around the Galápagos Islands.[1]

Bibliography

  • Sollas, W.J. (1888). Report on the Tetractinellida collected by H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 25 (part 63): 1-458, pl. 1-44, 1 map

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2280280 entry