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Clathrina clathrus

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Calcarea

Order
  
Scientific name
  
Clathrina clathrus

Phylum
  
Porifera

Subclass
  
Calcinea

Family
  
Rank
  
Species

Clathrina clathrus Clathrina clathrus

Similar
  
Clathrina, Clathrina coriacea, Calcinea, Clathrinida, Chondrosia reniformis

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 coriacea is normally flatter in appearance). Close-up the sponge can be seen to consist of a tangled mass of tubes (these tubes are thicker and less tightly knit than in C. coriacea and there is no osculum as found in that species). Like C. coriacea, the spicules are exclusively three-pointed triactines.

Clathrina clathrus Clathrina clathrus Mediterranean sponge

This is a shallow-water species found in the Mediterranean and on Atlantic coasts of Europe as far north as the British Isles.

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Clathrina clathrus Clathrina clathrus Marine Life Encyclopedia

Clathrina clathrus Coralligenous species Database on species from Mediterranean

References

Clathrina clathrus Wikipedia


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