''Petrosia'' is a genus of
sponges
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 ...
belonging to the family
Petrosiidae
Petrosiidae is a family of 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 channe ...
.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species
Species:
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Petrosia alfiani
''Petrosia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Petrosiidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the wor ...
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Petrosia armata
''Petrosia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Petrosiidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
Species:
*''Petrosia alfiani
''Petrosia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Petrosiidae.
The genus ...
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Petrosia australis''
References
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Sponges