''Clathria matthewsi'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
sea sponge
Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through t ...
first found on the coast of
South Georgia island
South Georgia ( es, Isla San Pedro) is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies around east of the Falkland Islands. Stretching in the east� ...
, in the south west
Southern Ocean
The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica. With a size of , it is regarded as the second-small ...
.
[Goodwin, Claire, Paul E. Brewin, and Paul Brickle. "Sponge biodiversity of South Georgia island with descriptions of fifteen new species." Zootaxa 3542 (2012): 1-48.]
References
Further reading
*Goodwin, Claire, et al. "Sponge biodiversity of Beauchêne and the Sea Lion Islands and south-east East Falkland, Falkland Islands, with a description of nine new species." Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: 1-28.
*HOOPER, JOHN NA, et al. "SPONGES OF THE LOW ISLES, GREAT BARRIER REEF: AN IM POR TANT SCI EN TIFIC SITE, OR A CASE OF MIS TAKEN IDEN TITY?."
External links
WORMS
Poecilosclerida
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