''Clathrina hondurensis'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
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 ...
from Belize. The species is named for British Honduras, the former name of Belize, at the time the
holotype
A holotype is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to have been used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described. It is either the single such physical example (or illustration) or one of several ...
was collected in 1935.
Description
Cormus formed of large, irregular and loosely anastomosed tubes. The diameter of the tubes is very variable, and the appearance of the cormus is reticulated. Its surface is very smooth and there are no water-collecting tubes. Cells with granules have not been observed. The skeleton has no special organization, comprising large, equiangular and equiradiate triactines. Actines are conical, straight with sharp tips.
References
World Register of Marine Species entry
Clathrina
Animals described in 2003
Invertebrates of Central America
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