Biology:Arthuria
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Arthuria is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. It is named after Arthur Dendy, a prominent researcher of calcareous sponges.
Description
Calcinea in which the cormus comprised a typical clathroid body. A stalk may be present. The skeleton contains regular (equiangular and equiradiate) triactines and tetractines. However, tetractines are more rare. Diactines may be added. Asconoid aquiferous system.[1]
Species
- Arthuria africana (Klautau & Valentine, 2003)
- Arthuria alcatraziensis (Lanna, Rossi, Cavalcanti, Hajdu & Klautau, 2007)
- Arthuria canariensis (Miklucho-Maclay, 1868)
- Arthuria dubia (Dendy, 1891)
- Arthuria hirsuta (Klautau & Valentine, 2003)
- Arthuria sueziana (Klautau & Valentine, 2003)
- Arthuria tenuipilosa (Dendy, 1905)
References
- ↑ Klautau, M.; Azevedo, F.; Condor-Lujan, B.; Rapp, H. T.; Collins, A.; Russo, C. A. d. M. (23 May 2013). "A Molecular Phylogeny for the Order Clathrinida Rekindles and Refines Haeckel's Taxonomic Proposal for Calcareous Sponges". Integrative and Comparative Biology 53 (3): 447–461. doi:10.1093/icb/ict039. PMID 23704365.
World Register of Marine Species entry
Wikidata ☰ Q16834051 entry
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