Clathrina antofagastensis is a species of calcareous sponge from Chile. The species is named after Antofagasta, Chile, where the holotype was discovered.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Calcarea |
Order: | Clathrinida |
Family: | Clathrinidae |
Genus: | Clathrina |
Species: | C. antofagastensis
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Binomial name | |
Clathrina antofagastensis Azevedo, Hajdu, Willenz & Klautau, 2009
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Description
editSpecimens 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
edit- ^ 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