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''Clathria'' is a large genus of
Subgenus Clathria (Axosuberites) Topsent, 1893
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demosponge
Demosponges (Demospongiae) are the most diverse class in the phylum Porifera. They include 76.2% of all species of sponges with nearly 8,800 species worldwide (World Porifera Database). They are sponges with a soft body that covers a har ...
s in the family Microcionidae.
Taxonomy
''Clathria'' was first formally named in Eduard Oscar Schmidt's 1862 ''Die Spongien des adriatischen Meeres'' ("The sponges of the Adriatic Sea"). The type species is ''Clathria'' (''Clathria'') ''compressa''. The genus is divided into several subgenera: * ''Clathria'' (''Axosuberites'') Topsent, 1893 * ''Clathria'' (''Clathria'') Schmidt, 1862 * ''Clathria'' (''Cornulotrocha'') Hallmann, 1920 * ''Clathria'' (''Dendrocia'') Topsent, 1927 * ''Clathria'' (''Isociella'') Hallmann, 1920 * ''Clathria'' (''Microciona'') Bowerbank, 1862 * ''Clathria'' (''Paresperia'') Burton, 1930 * ''Clathria'' (''Thalysias'') Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 * ''Clathria'' (''Wilsonella'') Carter, 1885Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Clathria'':
Subgenus Clathria (Axosuberites) Topsent, 1893
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