Neoernsta cordata

Neoernsta cordata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Calcarea
Order:	Clathrinida
Family:	Dendyidae
Genus:	Neoernsta
Species:	N. cordata
Binomial name
	Neoernsta cordata; (Haeckel, 1872)
Synonyms
	Ascandra cordata Haeckel, 1872; Clathrina cordata (Haeckel, 1872); Ernsta cordata (Haeckel, 1872); Ernstia cordata (Haeckel, 1872); Leucosolenia cordata (Haeckel, 1872);

Neoernsta cordata is a species of sea sponge in the family Dendyidae found in South Africa.^[2] The species epithet means "heart-shaped" in Latin.

References

↑ "Neoernsta cordata". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
↑ Haeckel, Ernst (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. Berlin: G. Reimer. p. 82.

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[1] "Neoernsta cordata". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 July 2025.

[2] Haeckel, Ernst (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. Berlin: G. Reimer. p. 82.

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Taxon identifiers
Ernstia cordata	Wikidata: Q61477264 Wikispecies: Ernstia cordata CoL: 8J47Y GBIF (old): 9450568 Open Tree of Life: 2841689 WoRMS: 988098
Clathrina cordata	Wikidata: Q2426138 EoL: 130723 GBIF (old): 5180533 iNaturalist: 657979 IRMNG: 10828456 WoRMS: 164657