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Barrett's horny sponge

Geodia barretti

Classification

Family
Geodiidae

Geodia barretti is a massive deep-sea sponge species found in the boreal waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is fairly common on the coasts of Norway and Sweden. It is a dominant species in boreal sponge grounds. Supported by morphology and molecular data, this species is classified in the family Geodiidae.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Norway · 2,680Sweden · 182