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Ernsta cordata

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Species of sponge

Ernsta cordata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Clathrinidae
Genus: Ernsta
Species: E. cordata
Binomial name
Ernsta cordata
(Haeckel, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Ascandra cordata Haeckel, 1872
  • Clathrina cordata (Haeckel, 1872)
  • Ernstia cordata (Haeckel, 1872)
  • Leucosolenia cordata (Haeckel, 1872)

Ernsta cordata is a species of sea sponge in the family Clathrinidae found in South Africa. The name means "heart-shaped" in Latin.

References

  1. "Ernsta cordata". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. Haeckel, Ernst (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. Berlin: G. Reimer. p. 82.
Taxon identifiers
Ernstia cordata
Clathrina cordata
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