Caulospongia biflabellata
| Caulospongia biflabellata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Suberitida |
| Family: | Suberitidae |
| Genus: | Caulospongia |
| Species: | C. biflabellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Caulospongia biflabellata Fromont, 1998
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Holotype site[1]
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).[2]
It was first described by Jane Fromont in 1998, from a specimen collected from Limestone reef flat, Cheyne Beach, Western Australia[1][3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Caulospongia biflabellata". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Edgar, Graham J. (2008). Australian Marine Life: The plants and animals of temperate waters (Second ed.). Sydney: New Holland. ISBN 9781921517174
- ^ 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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