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

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'', '' Ernstia'', ''

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'' '' ...

'', and ''

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 Cormus ( : cormi) (from ancient Greek: κορμός, ''kormόs,'' 'stem') is the appearance of a plant that belong to Cormophyte (Pteridophyte and Spermatophyte). In cormus, the vegetative apparatus is no longer a Thallus, such as Algae, that can't ...

composed of anastomosed tubes. The skeleton contains spicules in the form of triactines and/or tetractines, sometimes with diactines, tripods and tetrapods as well. The choanoderm 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 ''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 ...

'' Azevedo, Cóndor-Luján, Willenz, Hajdu, Hooker & Klautau, 2015 * ''

Clathrina arabica ''Clathrina arabica'' is a species 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 c ...

'' (Miklucho-Maclay in Haeckel, 1872) * ''

Clathrina arnesenae ''Clathrina arnesenae'' is a species 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 ...

'' (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 original inhabitants of the Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known in ...

'' (Miklucho-Maclay, 1868) * ''

Clathrina broendstedi ''Clathrina broenstedi'' is a species 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 ...

'' Rapp, Janussen & Tendal, 2011 * ''

Clathrina camura ''Clathrina camura'' is a species 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 ca ...

'' (Rapp, 2006) * ''

Clathrina cancellata ''Clathrina cancellata'' is a species 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 ...

'' (Verrill, 1873) * ''

Clathrina ceylonensis ''Clathrina ceylonensis'' is a species of calcareous sponge from Sri Lanka. The species name is derived from Ceylon, the former name of Sri Lanka. Description Cormus massive, formed of thin, irregular and tightly anastomosed tubes, with a reticu ...

'' (Dendy, 1905) * ''

Clathrina chrysea ''Clathrina chrysea'' is a species of calcareous sponge from New Caledonia. The species epithet refers to the light yellow colour of the sponge. Description Cormus formed of thin, regularly anastomosed tubes. There are no water-collecting tubes. ...

'' Borojevic & Klautau, 2000 * ''

Clathrina clara ''Clathrina clara'' is a species 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 cal ...

'' 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 ''Clathrina conifera'' is a species 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 ...

'' 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 ''Clathrina cribrata'' is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. The holotype was collected from Kristiansund Kristiansund (, ; historically spelled Christianssund and earlier named Fosna) is a municipality on the western ...

'' 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 ''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia (sponge), Arturia'', ''Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 20 ...

'' 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 ''Clathrina macleayi'' is a species of calcareous sponge from Australia. References

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'' (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 ''Clathrina'' is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in ''Clathrina'' were transferred to the newly erected genera ''Arturia (sponge), Arturia'', ''Ernstia'', ''Borojevia'', and ''Brattegardia'' in 20 ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' 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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