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Corticium (sponge)

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Corticium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Homoscleromorpha
Order: Homosclerophorida
Family: Plakinidae
Genus: Corticium
Schmidt, 1862
Type species
Corticium candelabrum
Schmidt, 1862

Corticium is a genus of sponges in the order Homosclerophorida[1] first described by Eduard Oscar Schmidt in 1862.[2]

Species

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Accepted species as given by WoRMS:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Corticium". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. ^ Schmidt, E.O. (1862). Die Spongien des Adriatischen Meeres. Leipzig: Engelmann. pp. 88 pp. 7 pls. [42].
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Corticium Schmidt, 1862". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 26 February 2022.