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Xestospongia arenosa
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Classification
Petrosiidae
[family]
Xestospongia
[genus]
(6)
arenosa
[species]
Classification
Petrosiidae
[family]
Xestospongia
[genus]
(6)
arenosa
[species]
Presence
Recorded on
Curaçao
Presence status
Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
Publications
Miloslavich, P., Díaz, J.M., Klein, E., Alvarado, J.J., Díaz, C., Gobin, J., Escobar-Briones, E., Cruz-Motta, J.J., Weil, E., Cortés, J., Bastidas, A.C., Robertson, R., Zapata, F., Martín, A., Castillo, J., Kazandjian, A. & Ortiz, M. 2010
. Marine Biodiversity in the Caribbean: Regional Estimates and Distribution Patterns. PLoS ONE. [
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Soest, R.W.M. van, Weerdt, W.H. de 2001
. New records of Xestospongia species (Haplosclerida: Petrosiidae) from the Curaçao reefs, with a description of a new species. Beaufortia 51(7): 109-117.