''Clathrina'' is a

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calcareous sponge The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of calcite or aragonite. While the spicules in most species hav ...

in the family

Clathrinidae Clathrinidae is a family of calcareous sponges in the order Clathrinida. It contains the following genera: ''Arturia'' '' Borojevia'' '' Brattegardia'' ''Clathrina'' ''Ernstia ''Ernstia'' is a genus of calcareous sponges in the family Clathr ...

. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''

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Ernstia ''Ernstia'' is a genus of calcareous sponges in the family Clathrinidae. The genus was erected in 2013 to contain five species previously assigned to ''Clathrina''. The genus name honors German naturalist Ernst Haeckel for his contributions towar ...

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Borojevia ''Borojevia'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae Clathrinidae is a family of calcareous sponges in the order Clathrinida. It contains the following genera: ''Arturia'' '' Borojevia'' '' Brattegardia'' ''Clathrina'' '' ...

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Brattegardia ''Brattegardia'' is a monotypic genus of calcareous sponge with a single species: ''Brattegardia nanseni'' from Norway. The genus is named after the Norwegian marine biologist Torleiv Brattegard. The species is named after Norwegian helmintholog ...

'' in 2013. The name is derived from the Latin word "''clathratus''" meaning "latticed".

Description

Species of ''Clathrina'' have a tubular organization as all species of the family Clathrinidae, with the cormus composed of anastomosed tubes. The skeleton contains

spicule Spicules are any of various small needle-like anatomical structures occurring in organisms Spicule may also refer to: *Spicule (sponge), small skeletal elements of sea sponges *Spicule (nematode), reproductive structures found in male nematodes ( ...

s in the form of triactines and/or tetractines, sometimes with diactines, tripods and tetrapods as well. The

choanoderm The choanoderm is a type of cell layer composed of flagellated collar cells, or choanocytes, found in sponges. The sponge body is mostly a connective tissue; the mesohyl, over which are applied epithelioid monolayers of cells, the outer pinacode ...

is usually flat, never forming folds when the sponge is extended.

Species

There are 68 species assigned to ''Clathrina''. * '' Clathrina angraensis'' Azevedo & Klautau, 2007 * '' Clathrina antofagastensis'' Azevedo, Hajdu, Willenz & Klautau, 2009 * '' Clathrina aphrodita'' Azevedo, Cóndor-Luján, Willenz, Hajdu, Hooker & Klautau, 2015 * '' Clathrina arabica'' (Miklucho-Maclay in Haeckel, 1872) * '' Clathrina arnesenae'' (Rapp, 2006) * '' Clathrina aurea'' Solé-Cava, Klautau, Boury-Esnault, Borojevic & Thorpe, 1991 * ''

Clathrina beckingae ''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia'', ''Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 2013. The name is de ...

'' Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015 * ''

Clathrina blanca ''Clathrina blanca'' is a species of calcareous sponge. It was originally named by Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay in tribute to the Guanches The Guanches were the indigenous inhabitants of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean some west of Afr ...

'' (Miklucho-Maclay, 1868) * '' Clathrina broendstedi'' Rapp, Janussen & Tendal, 2011 * '' Clathrina camura'' (Rapp, 2006) * '' Clathrina cancellata'' (Verrill, 1873) * '' Clathrina ceylonensis'' (Dendy, 1905) * '' Clathrina chrysea'' Borojevic & Klautau, 2000 * '' Clathrina clara'' Klautau & Valentine, 2003 * ''

Clathrina clathrus ''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 c ...

'' (Schmidt, 1864) * '' Clathrina conifera'' Klautau & Borojevic, 2001 * ''

Clathrina coriacea ''Clathrina coriacea'' is a species of calcareous sponge belonging to the class Calcarea and family Clathrinidae. Species in the genus Clathrina are composed of calcium carbonate tube-like skeletons containing spicules. The sponge can be locate ...

'' (Montagu, 1814) * '' Clathrina cribrata'' Rapp, Klautau & Valentine, 2001 * ''

Clathrina curacaoensis ''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia'', ''Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 2013. The name is de ...

'' Cóndor-Luján, Louzada, Hajdu & Klautau, 2018 * '' Clathrina cylindractina'' Klautau, Solé-Cava & Borojevic, 1994 * '' Clathrina delicata'' Fontana, Cóndor-Luján, Azevedo, Pérez & Klautau, 2018 * '' Clathrina dictyoides'' (Haeckel, 1872) * '' Clathrina fjordica'' Azevedo, Hajdu, Willenz & Klautau, 2009 * '' Clathrina flexilis'' (Haeckel, 1872) * '' Clathrina globulosa'' Cóndor-Luján, Louzada, Hajdu & Klautau, 2018 * '' Clathrina helveola'' Wörheide & Hooper, 1999 * '' Clathrina heronensis'' Wörheide & Hooper, 1999 * '' Clathrina hispanica'' Klautau & Valentine, 2003 * '' Clathrina hondurensis'' Klautau & Valentine, 2003 * '' Clathrina insularis'' Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017 * '' Clathrina jorunnae'' Rapp, 2006 * '' Clathrina lacunosa'' (Johnston, 1842) * '' Clathrina laminoclathrata'' Carter, 1886 * '' Clathrina loculosa'' (Haeckel, 1870) * '' Clathrina lutea'' Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017 * '' Clathrina luteoculcitella'' Wörheide & Hooper, 1999 * '' Clathrina macleayi'' (Lendenfeld, 1885) * '' Clathrina maremeccae'' Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018 * '' Clathrina multiformis'' (Breitfuss, 1898) * '' Clathrina mutabilis'' Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017 * '' Clathrina mutsu'' (Hôzawa, 1928) * '' Clathrina nuroensis'' Azevedo, Cóndor-Luján, Willenz, Hajdu, Hooker & Klautau, 2015 * '' Clathrina osculum'' Carter, 1886 * '' Clathrina parva'' Wörheide & Hooper, 1999 * '' Clathrina passionensis'' van Soest, Kaiser & Van Syoc, 2011 * '' Clathrina pedunculata'' (Lendenfeld, 1885) * '' Clathrina pellucida'' (Rapp, 2006) * '' Clathrina peruana'' Azevedo, Cóndor-Luján, Willenz, Hajdu, Hooker & Klautau, 2015 * '' Clathrina philippina'' (Haeckel, 1872) * '' Clathrina primordialis'' (Haeckel, 1872) * '' Clathrina procumbens'' (Lendenfeld, 1885) * '' Clathrina pulcherrima'' (Dendy, 1891) * '' Clathrina purpurea'' Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015 * '' Clathrina ramosa'' (Azevedo, Hajdu, Willenz & Klautau, 2009) * '' Clathrina repens'' Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018 * '' Clathrina rodriguesensis'' Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018 * '' Clathrina rotunda'' Klautau & Valentine, 2003 * '' Clathrina rotundata'' Voigt, Erpenbeck & Wörheide, 2017 * '' Clathrina rowi'' Voigt, Erpenbeck & Wörheide, 2017 * '' Clathrina rubra'' Sarà, 1958 * '' Clathrina sceptrum'' (Haeckel, 1872) * '' Clathrina sinusarabica'' Klautau & Valentine, 2003 * '' Clathrina smaragda'' Lopes, Padua, Cóndor-Luján & Klautau, 2018 * '' Clathrina sororcula'' Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015 * '' Clathrina stipitata'' (Dendy, 1891) * '' Clathrina tendali'' Rapp, 2015 * '' Clathrina wistariensis'' Wörheide & Hooper, 1999 * '' Clathrina zelinhae'' Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017

References

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Description

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