Heteropia
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| Heteropia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Calcarea |
| Order: | Leucosolenida |
| Family: | Heteropiidae |
| Genus: | Heteropia Carter, 1886[1][2] |
Heteropia is a genus of sponges in the family Heteropiidae,[1] and was first described in 1886 by Henry John Carter.[1][2] The type species by monotypy is Heteropia ramosa (Carter, 1886), which he first called Aphroceras ramosa in the very same publication.[3]
