Biology:Arturia compacta

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Short description: Species of sponge

Arturia compacta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Clathrinidae
Genus: Arturia
Species:
A. compacta
Binomial name
Arturia compacta
(Schuffner, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Ascaltis compacta Schuffner, 1877
  • Clathrina compacta (Schuffner, 1877)

Arturia compacta is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae found in Mauritius.[1] This species is very likely to be synonymous with Arthuria canariensis, differing only in its larger and thicker triactines. However, the type and only known specimen is lost.[2]

References

  1. Schuffner (1877). "Beschreibung einiger neuer Kalkschwämme". Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft 11: 403–433. 
  2. Klautau, Michelle; Valentine, Clare (2003). "Revision of the genus Clathrina (Porifera, Calcarea)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 139 (1): 1–62. doi:10.1046/j.0024-4082.2003.00063.x. 

World Register of Marine Species entry

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