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Clathrina minoricensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Calcarea

Order
  
Clathrinida

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Porifera

Subclass
  
Calcinea

Family
  
Clathrinidae

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Clathrina minoricensis is a species of calcareous sponge in the genus Clathrina from Spain. The species is named after the island of Menorca where the type specimen was discovered.

Description

Triactines and tetractines are regular (equiangular and equiradiate) and are the same size. The actines are 7-10 times longer than they are thick, with slender tapers. The apical actines of the tetractines are straight and 3-4 times thinner than the triacines.

References

Clathrina minoricensis Wikipedia