''Ectyonopsis ramosa'' is a species of
porifera
Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), a Basal (phylogenetics) , basal clade and a sister taxon of the Eumetazoa , diploblasts. They are sessility (motility) , sessile ...
n of the genus ''
Ectyonopsis
''Ectyonopsis'' is a genus of demosponges in the family Myxillidae. They are mostly known from the waters surrounding Australia and from the Southern Ocean.
Description
This species was originally created for ''Ectyonopsis ramosa'', an Austra ...
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''E. ramosa'' was described by
Herbert James Carter
Herbert James Carter (23 April 1858 – 16 April 1940) was an England, English-born Australian schoolmaster and entomologist.
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Early life
Carter was born at Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, the son of James Carter, farmer, and his wife Ma ...
in 1883.
References
Demospongiae
Animals described in 1983
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