Clathrina hispanica

Clathrina hispanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Subclass: Calcinea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Clathrinidae
Genus: Clathrina
Species: C. hispanica
Binomial name
Clathrina hispanica
Klautau & Valentine, 2003

Clathrina hispanica is a species of calcareous sponge in the genus Clathrina from Spain. The species is named after the country of Spain, where it was discovered.

Description

Cormus of the holotype formed of large, irregular and loosely anastomosed tubes. Water-collecting tubes have not been found. Cells with granules have also not been found. The skeleton has no special organization, comprising equiangular and occasionally equiradiate triactines. Actines are cylindrical, but they are slightly wider near the centre of the spicule. They are undulated at the distal part and their tip is blunt.[1]

References

  1. Klautau, Michelle; Valentine, Clare. "Revision of the genus Clathrina (Porifera, Calcarea)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 139 (1): 1–62. doi:10.1046/j.0024-4082.2003.00063.x.

World Register of Marine Species entry


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