''Clathrina cribrata'' is a
species
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of
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
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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 ...
. The
holotype
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was collected from
Kristiansund
Kristiansund (, ; historically spelled Christianssund and earlier named Fosna) is a municipality on the western coast of Norway in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of ...
, Norway.
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Description
''Clathrina cribrata'' is a massive species with its body formed from a network of large, irregular tubes. Some of these extend above the main body of the sponge as blind tubes and others are open-ended, serving as osculi. This sponge contains only one type of calcareous spicule. These are three-rayed spicules, known as triactines, and are distributed throughout the tissues in an unorganized way.
References
Clathrina
Animals described in 2001
Fauna of Norway
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