Geodia exigua

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Geodia exigua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tetractinellida
Family: Geodiidae
Genus: Geodia
Species:
G. exigua
Binomial name
Geodia exigua
Thiele, 1898

Geodia exigua is a species of sponge that produces the sesquiterpene spiro compound exiguamide.[1] The species was first described by Johannes Thiele in 1898.[2] It is a marine organism known from Japan.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gary E. Martin; Antony J. Williams (2005). G. A. Webb (ed.). Long-Range 1H-15N Heteronuclear Shift Correlation. Vol. 55. Elsevier. p. 62. ISBN 0125054556. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Geodia exigua Thiele, 1898". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "Geodia exigua Thiele, 1898". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved February 16, 2014.