Geodia cooksoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Astrophorina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Parazoa Phylum: Porifera Classis: Demospongiae Subclassis: Heteroscleromorpha Ordo: Tetractinellida Subordo: Astrophorina

Familia: Geodiidae
Genus: Geodia
Species: Geodia cooksoni

Name

Description of Cydonium cooksoni (Geodia cooksoni) by Sollas en 1888.

Geodia cooksoni (Sollas, 1888)

• Holotype: BMNH, collected by commander W.E. Cookson.
• Type locality: “Charles Island, Galapagos”.

Synonyms

• Cydonium cooksoni Sollas, 1888: 255 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Sollas, W.J. 1888. Report on the Tetractinellida collected by H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 25(part 63): I–CLXVIII + 1–458, pl. 1–44. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Geodia cooksoni in the World Register of Marine Species