Geodia exigua

Geodia exigua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Astrophorida
Family: Geodiidae
Genus: Geodia
Species: G. exigua
Binomial name
Geodia exigua
Thiele, 1898

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

References

  1. Gary E. Martin; Antony J. Williams (2005). G. A. Webb, ed. Long-Range 1H-15N Heteronuclear Shift Correlation. Annual Reports on NMR Spectroscopy 55 (Elsevier). p. 62. ISBN 0125054556.
  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.
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