''Clathrina'' is a

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calcareous sponge The calcareous sponges or calcereans are sponges that make up the class Calcarea, characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of high-magnesium calcite or aragonite. While the spicules in most species are triradiate (with three ...

in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''

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'', '' 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 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 pinaco ...

is usually flat, never forming folds when the sponge is extended.

Species

There are 68 species assigned to ''Clathrina''. * '' Clathrina angraensis'' Azevedo & Klautau, 2007 * ''

Clathrina antofagastensis ''Clathrina antofagastensis'' is a species of calcareous sponge from Chile. The species is named after Antofagasta Antofagasta () is a port city in northern Chile, about north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and A ...

'' Azevedo, Hajdu, Willenz & Klautau, 2009 * ''

Clathrina aphrodita ''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 i ...

'' Azevedo, Cóndor-Luján, Willenz, Hajdu, Hooker & Klautau, 2015 * ''

Clathrina arabica ''Clathrina arabica'' is a species of calcareous sponge The calcareous sponges or calcereans are sponges that make up the class Calcarea, characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of high-magnesium calcite or aragonite. Wh ...

'' (Miklucho-Maclay in Haeckel, 1872) * ''

Clathrina arnesenae ''Clathrina arnesenae'' is a species of calcareous sponge The calcareous sponges or calcereans are sponges that make up the class Calcarea, characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of high-magnesium calcite or aragonite. ...

'' (Rapp, 2006) * '' Clathrina aurea'' Solé-Cava, Klautau, Boury-Esnault, Borojevic & Thorpe, 1991 * ''

Clathrina beckingae ''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 i ...

'' Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015 * ''

Clathrina blanca ''Clathrina blanca'' is a species of Calcareous sponge in the genus Clathrina. It was discovered in 1867 and published in 1868 by Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay, on an expedition to the Canary Islands with Ernst Haeckel. Miklouho-Maclay classified it ...

'' (Miklucho-Maclay, 1868) * ''

Clathrina broendstedi ''Clathrina broenstedi'' is a species of calcareous sponge from the Weddell Sea The Weddell Sea is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the Weddell Gyre. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of Coats Land and t ...

'' Rapp, Janussen & Tendal, 2011 * ''

Clathrina camura ''Clathrina camura'' is a species of calcareous sponge The calcareous sponges or calcereans are sponges that make up the class Calcarea, characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of high-magnesium calcite or aragonite. Whi ...

'' (Rapp, 2006) * ''

Clathrina cancellata ''Clathrina cancellata'' is a species of calcareous sponge The calcareous sponges or calcereans are sponges that make up the class Calcarea, characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of high-magnesium calcite or aragonite. ...

'' (Verrill, 1873) * ''

Clathrina ceylonensis ''Clathrina ceylonensis'' is a species of calcareous sponge from Sri Lanka. The species name is derived from Ceylon, the former name of Sri Lanka. Description Cormus massive, formed of thin, irregular and tightly anastomosed tubes, with a reticu ...

'' (Dendy, 1905) * ''

Clathrina chrysea ''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 i ...

'' Borojevic & Klautau, 2000 * ''

Clathrina clara ''Clathrina clara'' is a species of calcareous sponge from India. The name refers to the clear, bright surface of the sponge. Description Small, flat but not tubular and has meshes consisting of a network of thin walled tubes which are a compact ...

'' Klautau & Valentine, 2003 * ''

Clathrina clathrus ''Clathrina clathrus'' is a species of calcareous sponge belonging to the family Clathrinidae. This yellow (occasionally white) sponge, up to 10 cm in diameter, usually appears cushion-shaped at a distance (its close relative ''Clathrina co ...

'' (Schmidt, 1864) * ''

Clathrina conifera ''Clathrina conifera'' is a species of calcareous sponge The calcareous sponges or calcereans are sponges that make up the class Calcarea, characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of high-magnesium calcite or aragonite. W ...

'' Klautau & Borojevic, 2001 * ''

Clathrina coriacea ''Clathrina coriacea'' is a species of calcareous sponge belonging to the class Calcarea and family Clathrinidae. Species in the genus Clathrina are composed of calcium carbonate tube-like skeletons containing spicules. The sponge can be locate ...

'' (Montagu, 1814) * ''

Clathrina cribrata ''Clathrina cribrata'' is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. The holotype was collected from Kristiansund Kristiansund (, ; historically spelled Christianssund and earlier named Fosna) is a List of municipalities of N ...

'' Rapp, Klautau & Valentine, 2001 * ''

Clathrina curacaoensis ''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 i ...

'' Cóndor-Luján, Louzada, Hajdu & Klautau, 2018 * '' Clathrina cylindractina'' Klautau, Solé-Cava & Borojevic, 1994 * ''

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 i ...

'' Fontana, Cóndor-Luján, Azevedo, Pérez & Klautau, 2018 * '' Clathrina dictyoides'' (Haeckel, 1872) * '' Clathrina fjordica'' Azevedo, Hajdu, Willenz & Klautau, 2009 * '' Clathrina flexilis'' (Haeckel, 1872) * '' Clathrina globulosa'' Cóndor-Luján, Louzada, Hajdu & Klautau, 2018 * '' Clathrina helveola'' Wörheide & Hooper, 1999 * '' Clathrina heronensis'' Wörheide & Hooper, 1999 * '' Clathrina hispanica'' Klautau & Valentine, 2003 * '' Clathrina hondurensis'' Klautau & Valentine, 2003 * '' Clathrina insularis'' Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017 * '' Clathrina jorunnae'' Rapp, 2006 * '' Clathrina lacunosa'' (Johnston, 1842) * '' Clathrina laminoclathrata'' Carter, 1886 * ''

Clathrina locunosa ''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 ...

'' (Haeckel, 1870) * '' Clathrina lutea'' Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017 * '' Clathrina luteoculcitella'' Wörheide & Hooper, 1999 * '' Clathrina macleayi'' (Lendenfeld, 1885) * '' Clathrina maremeccae'' Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018 * '' Clathrina multiformis'' (Breitfuss, 1898) * '' Clathrina mutabilis'' Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017 * '' Clathrina mutsu'' (Hôzawa, 1928) * '' Clathrina nuroensis'' Azevedo, Cóndor-Luján, Willenz, Hajdu, Hooker & Klautau, 2015 * '' Clathrina osculum'' Carter, 1886 * '' Clathrina parva'' Wörheide & Hooper, 1999 * '' Clathrina passionensis'' van Soest, Kaiser & Van Syoc, 2011 * '' Clathrina pedunculata'' (Lendenfeld, 1885) * '' Clathrina pellucida'' (Rapp, 2006) * '' Clathrina peruana'' Azevedo, Cóndor-Luján, Willenz, Hajdu, Hooker & Klautau, 2015 * '' Clathrina philippina'' (Haeckel, 1872) * '' Clathrina primordialis'' (Haeckel, 1872) * '' Clathrina procumbens'' (Lendenfeld, 1885) * '' Clathrina pulcherrima'' (Dendy, 1891) * '' Clathrina purpurea'' Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015 * '' Clathrina ramosa'' (Azevedo, Hajdu, Willenz & Klautau, 2009) * '' Clathrina repens'' Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018 * '' Clathrina rodriguesensis'' Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018 * '' Clathrina rotunda'' Klautau & Valentine, 2003 * '' Clathrina rotundata'' Voigt, Erpenbeck & Wörheide, 2017 * '' Clathrina rowi'' Voigt, Erpenbeck & Wörheide, 2017 * '' Clathrina rubra'' Sarà, 1958 * '' Clathrina sceptrum'' (Haeckel, 1872) * '' Clathrina sinusarabica'' Klautau & Valentine, 2003 * '' Clathrina smaragda'' Lopes, Padua, Cóndor-Luján & Klautau, 2018 * '' Clathrina sororcula'' Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015 * '' Clathrina stipitata'' (Dendy, 1891) * '' Clathrina tendali'' Rapp, 2015 * '' Clathrina wistariensis'' Wörheide & Hooper, 1999 * '' Clathrina zelinhae'' Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3525052 Clathrinidae Sponge genera

Description

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