Plakortis bergquistae

{{Short description|Species of sponge}}

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| taxon = Plakortis bergquistae

| authority = Muricy, 2011

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Plakortis bergquistae is a species of marine sponge in the order Homosclerophorida, first described in 2011 by Guilherme Muricy.{{cite web |title=Australian Faunal Directory: Plakortis bergquistae |url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Plakortis_bergquistae |accessdate=2022-02-24 |website=biodiversity.org.au}}{{cite Q|Q56044141}} The species epithet, bergquistae, honours Patricia Bergquist.

Distribution

The holotype was collected near Bitung, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi Sea. In Australia it is found in the IMCRA region "Northwest Shelf Transition".

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