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Clathrina conifera is a species of sponge in the genus Clathrina from Brazil. The species name refers to the cone-shaped appearance of the triactines.
Description
Cormus formed of large, irregular and loosely anastomosed tubes, white in life and beige when preserved. Water-collecting tubes are absent. The skeleton is composed only of triactines without any special organisation. They are equiradiate and equiangular. Actines are conical and straight with blunt tips.
References
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