''Leuclathrina'' is a genus of

sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate throug ...

s belonging to the family

Leucaltidae Leucaltidae is a family of calcareous sponges in the order Clathrinida The Clathrinida are an order of calcareous sponges found in marine environments. These sponges have an asconoid structure and lack a true dermal membrane or cortex. The s ...

. Species are found in the northeast

Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...

and in the

Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by ...

Description

These sponges are composed of an external wall sustained by large radiate

spicules 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 ...

. There is no

choanosomal A choanosome is an inner region of a sponge, supported on the choanoskeleton, the stucture that contains the choanocyte Choanocytes (also known as "collar cells") are cells that line the interior of asconoid, syconoid and leuconoid body types of ...

skeleton. The aquiferous system is composed of a mass of flagellated chambers and water canals.

Species

The following species are recognised: *''

Leuclathrina asconoides ''Leuclathrina'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Leucaltidae. Species are found in the northeast Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic and in the Indian Ocean, Indian Ocean. Description These sponges are composed of an external wall sustained ...

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Leuclathrina translucida ''Leuclathrina'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Leucaltidae. Species are found in the northeast Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic and in the Indian Ocean, Indian Ocean. Description These sponges are composed of an external wall sustained ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q42283771 Clathrinida Sponge genera