Ernsta cordata

Ernsta cordata
Scientific 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.^[2] The name means "heart-shaped" in Latin.

References

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

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