Biology:Clathrina fjordica
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Short description: Species of sponge
| Clathrina fjordica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Calcarea |
| Order: | Clathrinida |
| Family: | Clathrinidae |
| Genus: | Clathrina |
| Species: | C. fjordica
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| Binomial name | |
| Clathrina fjordica Azevedo, Hajdu, Willenz & Klautau, 2009
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Clathrina fjordica is a species of calcareous sponge from Chile. The species is named after Comau Fjord, the type locality.
Description
Cormus fragile, the holotype is 60 x 45 x 7 mm. It is composed of large, irregular and loosely anastomosed tubes. Water-collecting tubes are present. The skeleton has no special organisation, and it is composed of only one category of triactine varying from cylindrical to conical actines.[1]
References
- ↑ Azevedo, Fernanda; Hajdu, Eduardo; Willenz, Phillipe; 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 ☰ Q2296374 entry
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