''Clathria'' is a large

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demosponge Demosponges or common sponges are sponges of the class Demospongiae (from + ), the most diverse group in the phylum Porifera which include greater than 90% of all extant sponges with nearly 8,800 species A species () is often de ...

s in the

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Microcionidae.

Taxonomy

''Clathria'' was first formally named in

Eduard Oscar Schmidt Eduard Oscar Schmidt (21 February 1823, in Torgau – 17 January 1886, in Kappelrodeck) was a German zoologist and phycology, phycologist. Biography He initially studied mathematics and science at University of Halle, Halle, then continued his ...

's 1862 ''Die Spongien des adriatischen Meeres'' ("The sponges of the Adriatic Sea"). The

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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, 1885

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Clathria'': Subgenus Clathria (Axosuberites) Topsent, 1893 * '' Clathria (Axosuberites) aurantia'' Annunziata, Cavalcanti, Santos & Pinheiro, 2019 * '' Clathria (Axosuberites) benguelaensis'' Samaai & Gibbons, 2005 * '' Clathria (Axosuberites) canaliculata'' (Whitelegge, 1906) * '' Clathria (Axosuberites) cylindrica'' (Ridley & Dendy, 1886) * '' Clathria (Axosuberites) fauroti'' (Topsent, 1893) * '' Clathria (Axosuberites) flabellata'' (Topsent, 1916) * '' Clathria (Axosuberites) fromontae'' Hooper, 1996 * '' Clathria (Axosuberites) georgiaensis'' Hooper, 1996 * '' Clathria (Axosuberites) hillenburgi'' Annunziata, Cavalcanti, Santos & Pinheiro, 2019 * '' Clathria (Axosuberites) lambei'' (Koltun, 1955) * '' Clathria (Axosuberites) macrotoxa'' (Bergquist & Fromont, 1988) * '' Clathria (Axosuberites) marplatensis'' (Cuartas, 1992) * ''

Clathria (Axosuberites) multitoxaformis ''Clathria'' is a large genus of demosponges 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 spec ...

Clathria (Microciona) echinata ''Clathria'' is a large genus of demosponges 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 spec ...

Clathria (Thalysias) bitoxifera ''Clathria'' is a large genus of demosponges in the family (biology), 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 ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3454212 Poecilosclerida Sponge genera