Plakortis fromontae
| Plakortis fromontae | |
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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. fromontae
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| Binomial name | |
| Plakortis fromontae Muricy, 2011
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Holotype site[1]
Plakortis fromontae is a species of marine sponge in the order Homosclerophorida, first described in 2011 by Guilherme Muricy.[1][2] The species epithet, fromontae, honours Jane Fromont.
Distribution
[edit]The holotype was collected off Rat Island, Western Australia, in the Houtman Abrolhos and the species is known only from that locality.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory: Plakortis fromontae". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 25 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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