Brattegardia
| Brattegardia nanseni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Calcarea |
| Order: | Clathrinida |
| Family: | Clathrinidae |
| Genus: | Brattegardia Klautau, Azevedo, Cóndor-Luján, Rapp, Collins & Russo, 2013 |
| Species: | B. nanseni |
| Binomial name | |
| Brattegardia nanseni (Breitfuss, 1896) | |
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Brattegardia is a monotypic genus of calcareous sponge with a single species: Brattegardia nanseni from Norway. The genus is named after the Norwegian marine biologist Torleiv Brattegard. The species is named after Norwegian helminthologist Fridtjof Nansen.