Clathrina, GRAY, 1867

Klautau, Michelle & Valentine, Clare, 2003, Revision of the genus Clathrina (Porifera, Calcarea), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 139 (1), pp. 1-62 : 4

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1046/j.0024-4082.2003.00063.x
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5490044
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scientific name	Clathrina
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GENUS CLATHRINA GRAY, 1867 View in CoL

Diagnosis: Clathrinidae in which the choanoderm is flat or rarely raised up into conuli by the apical rays of the tetractines, but never forms true folds, at least when the sponge is in the extended state. The cormus comprises anastomosed tubes. Regular, equiangular and equiradiate triactines and/or tetractines, to which diactines, tripods or tetrapods may be added.

Type-Species: Clathrina clathrus ( Schmidt, 1864) .

References

Gray J. 1867. Notes on the arrangement of sponges with the description of some new genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 2: 492 - 558.

Schmidt O. 1864. Supplement der Spongien des Adriatischen Meeres Enthaltend die Histologie und systematiche Erganzungen. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann.