''Clathrina'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of calcite or aragonite. While the spicules in most species hav ...
in the family
Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''
Arturia
Arturia is a French electronics company founded in 1999 and based in Grenoble, France. The company designs and manufactures audio interfaces and electronic musical instruments, including software synthesizers, drum machines, analog synthesizer ...
'', ''
Ernstia'', ''
Borojevia'', and ''
Brattegardia'' in 2013.
The name is derived from the Latin word "''clathratus''" meaning "latticed".
Description
Species of ''Clathrina'' have a tubular organization as all species of the family Clathrinidae, with the
cormus Cormus ( : cormi) (from ancient Greek: κορμός, ''kormόs,'' 'stem') is the appearance of a plant that belong to Cormophyte (Pteridophyte and Spermatophyte). In cormus, the vegetative apparatus is no longer a Thallus, such as Algae, that can't ...
composed of anastomosed tubes. The skeleton contains
spicule
Spicules are any of various small needle-like anatomical structures occurring in organisms
Spicule may also refer to:
* Spicule (sponge), small skeletal elements of sea sponges
*Spicule (nematode), reproductive structures found in male nematodes ...
s in the form of triactines and/or tetractines, sometimes with diactines, tripods and tetrapods as well. The
choanoderm
The choanoderm is a type of cell layer composed of flagellated collar cells, or choanocytes, found in sponges. The sponge body is mostly a connective tissue; the mesohyl, over which are applied epithelioid monolayers of cells, the outer pinacoder ...
is usually flat, never forming folds when the sponge is extended.
Species

There are 68 species assigned to ''Clathrina''.
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Clathrina angraensis
''Clathrina angraensis'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of ...
''
Azevedo & Klautau, 2007
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Clathrina antofagastensis
''Clathrina antofagastensis'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the fo ...
''
Azevedo, Hajdu, Willenz & Klautau, 2009
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Clathrina aphrodita''
Azevedo, Cóndor-Luján, Willenz, Hajdu, Hooker & Klautau, 2015
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Clathrina arabica
''Clathrina arabica'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of c ...
''
(Miklucho-Maclay in Haeckel, 1872)
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Clathrina arnesenae''
(Rapp, 2006)
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Clathrina aurea
''Clathrina aurea'' is a species of calcareous sponge from Brazil. Specimens of this species were previously misidentified with ''Clathrina clathrus
''Clathrina clathrus'' is a species of calcareous sponge belonging to the family Clathrinidae. ...
''
Solé-Cava, Klautau, Boury-Esnault, Borojevic & Thorpe, 1991
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Clathrina beckingae''
Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015
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Clathrina blanca''
(Miklucho-Maclay, 1868)
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Clathrina broendstedi
''Clathrina broenstedi'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of ...
''
Rapp, Janussen & Tendal, 2011
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Clathrina camura''
(Rapp, 2006)
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Clathrina cancellata
''Clathrina cancellata'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of ...
''
(Verrill, 1873)
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Clathrina ceylonensis''
(Dendy, 1905)
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Clathrina chrysea''
Borojevic & Klautau, 2000
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Clathrina clara''
Klautau & Valentine, 2003
* ''
Clathrina clathrus''
(Schmidt, 1864)
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Clathrina conifera
''Clathrina conifera'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of ...
''
Klautau & Borojevic, 2001
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Clathrina coriacea''
(Montagu, 1814)
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Clathrina cribrata''
Rapp, Klautau & Valentine, 2001
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Clathrina curacaoensis''
Cóndor-Luján, Louzada, Hajdu & Klautau, 2018
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Clathrina cylindractina
''Clathrina cylindractina'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form ...
''
Klautau, Solé-Cava & Borojevic, 1994
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Clathrina delicata
''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia'', '' Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 2013. The name is ...
''
Fontana, Cóndor-Luján, Azevedo, Pérez & Klautau, 2018
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Clathrina dictyoides
''Clathrina dictyoides'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of ...
''
(Haeckel, 1872)
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Clathrina fjordica
''Clathrina fjordica'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of ...
''
Azevedo, Hajdu, Willenz & Klautau, 2009
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Clathrina flexilis
''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia'', '' Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 2013. The name is ...
''
(Haeckel, 1872)
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Clathrina globulosa
''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia'', '' Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 2013. The name is ...
''
Cóndor-Luján, Louzada, Hajdu & Klautau, 2018
* ''
Clathrina helveola
''Clathrina helveola'' is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae from Australia, found in coastal waters off Queensland. It was first described by Gert Wörheide and John Hooper (marine biologist), John Hooper in 1999. The spe ...
''
Wörheide & Hooper, 1999
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Clathrina heronensis
''Clathrina heronensis'' is a species of calcareous sponge fin the family Clathrinidae and found in the seas around Australia, and in the coastal seas of many islands to her north. It was first described by Gert Wörheide and John Hooper in 1 ...
''
Wörheide & Hooper, 1999
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Clathrina hispanica
''Clathrina hispanica'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of ...
''
Klautau & Valentine, 2003
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Clathrina hondurensis
''Clathrina hondurensis'' is a species of calcareous sponge from Belize. The species is named for British Honduras, the former name of Belize, at the time the holotype
A holotype is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, ...
''
Klautau & Valentine, 2003
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Clathrina insularis
''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia (sponge), Arturia'', ''Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 20 ...
''
Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017
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Clathrina jorunnae
''Clathrina jorunnae'' is a species of calcareous sponge from Norway. It is only known from Trondheimsfjord, its type locality, where it was dredged from depths of . The specimen was attached to a bryozoan of the genus ''Reteporella
''Retep ...
''
Rapp, 2006
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Clathrina lacunosa
''Clathrina lacunosa'' is a species of calcareous sponge from the British Isles. The species name means "having holes" and refers to the perforations found in the sides of the sponge. It is usually found on vertical solid surfaces at depths down ...
''
(Johnston, 1842)
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Clathrina laminoclathrata
''Clathrina laminoclathrata'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the fo ...
''
Carter, 1886
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Clathrina loculosa
''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia'', '' Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 2013. The name is ...
''
(Haeckel, 1870)
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Clathrina lutea
''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia'', '' Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 2013. The name is ...
''
Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017
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Clathrina luteoculcitella
''Clathrina luteoculcitella'' is a species of calcareous sponge from Australia. The species name means "yellow pillow" and refers to the appearance of the cormus Cormus ( : cormi) (from ancient Greek: κορμός, ''kormόs,'' 'stem') is the app ...
''
Wörheide & Hooper, 1999
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Clathrina macleayi
''Clathrina macleayi'' is a species of calcareous sponge from Australia.
References
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Sponges of Australia
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(Lendenfeld, 1885)
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Clathrina maremeccae
''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia'', '' Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 2013. The name is ...
''
Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018
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Clathrina multiformis
''Clathrina multiformis'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form o ...
''
(Breitfuss, 1898)
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Clathrina mutabilis
''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia'', '' Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 2013. The name is ...
''
Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017
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Clathrina mutsu
''Clathrina mutsu'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of cal ...
''
(Hôzawa, 1928)
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Clathrina nuroensis
''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia'', '' Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 2013. The name is ...
''
Azevedo, Cóndor-Luján, Willenz, Hajdu, Hooker & Klautau, 2015
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Clathrina osculum
''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia (sponge), Arturia'', ''Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 20 ...
''
Carter, 1886
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Clathrina parva
''Clathrina parva'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of cal ...
''
Wörheide & Hooper, 1999
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Clathrina passionensis
''Clathrina passionensis'' is a species of calcareous sponge from Clipperton Island.
ReferencesClathrina pedunculata
''Clathrina pedunculata'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form o ...
''
(Lendenfeld, 1885)
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Clathrina pellucida
''Clathrina pellucida'' is a species of calcareous sponge from northern Atlantic. It is known from the coast of Norway and Greenland at depths between , and from near Jan Mayen
Jan Mayen () is a Norwegian volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean ...
''
(Rapp, 2006)
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Clathrina peruana
''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia'', '' Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 2013. The name is ...
''
Azevedo, Cóndor-Luján, Willenz, Hajdu, Hooker & Klautau, 2015
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Clathrina philippina
''Clathrina philippina'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of ...
''
(Haeckel, 1872)
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Clathrina primordialis
''Clathrina primordialis'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form ...
''
(Haeckel, 1872)
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Clathrina procumbens
''Clathrina procumbens'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of ...
''
(Lendenfeld, 1885)
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Clathrina pulcherrima
''Clathrina pulcherrima'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form o ...
''
(Dendy, 1891)
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Clathrina purpurea
''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia'', '' Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 2013. The name is ...
''
Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015
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Clathrina ramosa
''Clathrina ramosa'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of ca ...
''
(Azevedo, Hajdu, Willenz & Klautau, 2009)
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Clathrina repens
''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia'', '' Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 2013. The name is ...
''
Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018
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Clathrina rodriguesensis
''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia'', '' Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 2013. The name is ...
''
Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018
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Clathrina rotunda
''Clathrina rotunda'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of c ...
''
Klautau & Valentine, 2003
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Clathrina rotundata
''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia'', '' Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 2013. The name is ...
''
Voigt, Erpenbeck & Wörheide, 2017
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Clathrina rowi
''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia'', '' Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 2013. The name is ...
''
Voigt, Erpenbeck & Wörheide, 2017
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Clathrina rubra
''Clathrina rubra'' is a species of calcareous sponge from France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories ...
''
Sarà, 1958
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Clathrina sceptrum
''Clathrina sceptrum'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of ...
''
(Haeckel, 1872)
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Clathrina sinusarabica
''Clathrina sinusarabica'' is a species of calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form ...
''
Klautau & Valentine, 2003
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Clathrina smaragda
''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia'', '' Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 2013. The name is ...
''
Lopes, Padua, Cóndor-Luján & Klautau, 2018
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Clathrina sororcula
''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia'', '' Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 2013. The name is ...
''
Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015
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Clathrina stipitata
''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia'', '' Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 2013. The name is ...
''
(Dendy, 1891)
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Clathrina tendali
''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia'', '' Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 2013. The name is ...
''
Rapp, 2015
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Clathrina wistariensis
''Clathrina wistariensis'' is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae from Australia, off the Queensland
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''
Wörheide & Hooper, 1999
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Clathrina zelinhae
''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia'', '' Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 2013. The name is ...
''
Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017
See also
* ''
Guancha apicalis
''Guancha apicalis'' was thought to be a species of calcareous sponge in the genus ''Guancha'' from Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle an ...
''
References
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Clathrinidae