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Clathrina laxa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Calcarea

Order
  
Clathrinida

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Porifera

Subclass
  
Calcinea

Family
  
Clathrinidae

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Clathrina laxa is a species of calcareous sponge in the genus Clathrina from New Zealand. The species name is derived from Latin meaning "wide".

Description

This species is identical to Clathrina reticulum except it has wider and thicker actines. More research is needed to determine if this is a distinct species or a synonym of C. reticulum.

References

Clathrina laxa Wikipedia