Plakortis communis
| Plakortis communis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Homoscleromorpha |
| Order: | Homosclerophorida |
| Family: | Plakinidae |
| Genus: | Plakortis |
| Species: | P. communis
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| Binomial name | |
| Plakortis communis Muricy, 2011
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Holotype site[1]
Plakortis communis is a species of marine sponge in the order Homosclerophorida, first described in 2011 by Guilherme Muricy.[1][2]
Distribution
[edit]The holotype was collected off Cartier Island, Western Australia,[1] and the species is found in the IMCRA regions of "Timor Province", "Southwest Shelf Transition", and "Northeast Shelf Province",[1] that is, off the Queensland coast and the North & South-west coasts of Western Australia.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Australian Faunal Directory: Plakortis communis". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ Guilherme Muricy (30 June 2010). "Diversity of Indo-Australian Plakortis (Demospongiae: Plakinidae), with description of four new species". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 91 (02): 303–319 [7]. doi:10.1017/S0025315410000743. ISSN 0025-3154. Wikidata Q56044141.
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