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]

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