Clathrina heronensis
| Clathrina heronensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Calcarea |
| Subclass: | Calcinea |
| Order: | Clathrinida |
| Family: | Clathrinidae |
| Genus: | Clathrina |
| Species: | C. heronensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Clathrina heronensis Wörheide & Hooper, 1999 | |
Clathrina heronensis is a species of calcareous sponge in the genus Clathrina from Australia. The species is named after Heron Island where the holotype was collected.
Description
Large, irregular and loosely anastomosed tubes form the cormus. The spicules are very bright and can easily be seen. The mesohyl is full of porocytes with brown granules. The skeleton has no special organization, comprising equiangular and equiradiate triactines. Actines are cylindrical, undulated and sharp at the tip.[1]
References
- ↑ Klautau, Michelle; Valentine, Clare. "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.