Neoernsta cordata

Neoernsta cordata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Dendyidae
Genus: Neoernsta
Species:
N. cordata
Binomial name
Neoernsta cordata
(Haeckel, 1872)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ascandra cordata Haeckel, 1872
  • Clathrina cordata (Haeckel, 1872)
  • Ernsta cordata (Haeckel, 1872)
  • Ernstia cordata (Haeckel, 1872)
  • Leucosolenia cordata (Haeckel, 1872)

Neoernsta cordata is a species of sea sponge in the family Dendyidae found in South Africa.[2] The species epithet means "heart-shaped" in Latin.

References

  1. ^ "Neoernsta cordata". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  2. ^ Haeckel, Ernst (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. Berlin: G. Reimer. p. 82.