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Clathrina fjordica

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Clathrina fjordica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Clathrinidae
Genus: Clathrina
Species:
C. fjordica
Binomial name
Clathrina fjordica
Azevedo, Hajdu, Willenz & Klautau, 2009

Clathrina fjordica is a species of calcareous sponge from Chile. The species is named after Comau Fjord, the type locality.

Description

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Cormus fragile, the holotype is 60 x 45 x 7 mm. It is composed of large, irregular and loosely anastomosed tubes. Water-collecting tubes are present. The skeleton has no special organisation, and it is composed of only one category of triactine varying from cylindrical to conical actines.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Azevedo, Fernanda; Hajdu, Eduardo; Willenz, Phillipe; Klautau, Michelle (2009). "New records of Calcareous sponges (Porifera, Calcarea) from the Chilean coast". Zootaxa. 2072: 1–30. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2072.1.1.

World Register of Marine Species entry