''Tedania wellsae'' 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 first found on the coast of
South Georgia island, 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.]
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Poecilosclerida
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