Biology:Clathrina antofagastensis

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Short description: Species of sponge

Clathrina antofagastensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Clathrinidae
Genus: Clathrina
Species:
C. antofagastensis
Binomial name
Clathrina antofagastensis
Azevedo, Hajdu, Willenz & Klautau, 2009

Clathrina antofagastensis is a species of calcareous sponge from Chile. The species is named after Antofagasta, Chile, where the holotype was discovered.

Description

Specimens are massive, the largest is 20 x 30 x 10 mm. Cormus is composed of large, irregular and tightly anastomosed tubes. Water-collecting tubes are not present. The skeleton is composed of two categories of triactines without organisation:

  • Triactine I: regular (equiangular and equiradiate); actines are slightly conical to conical, straight and blunt at the tip.
  • Triactine II: regular (equiangular and equiradiate) in most cases, although sagittal spicules are also present. These spicules are very small. Actines are conical, straight and blunt at the tip.[1]

References

  1. Azevedo, Fernanda; Hajdu, Eduardo; Willenz, Philippe; Klautau, Michelle (2009). "New records of Calcareous sponges (Porifera, Calcarea) from the Chilean coast". Zootaxa 2072: 1–30. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2072.1.1. 

World Register of Marine Species entry

Wikidata ☰ Q2794350 entry