Clathria
Encyclopedia
Clathria is a genus
of demosponge
in the family
Microcionidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of demosponge
Demosponge
The Demospongiae are the largest class in the phylum Porifera. Their "skeletons" are made of spicules consisting of fibers of the protein spongin, the mineral silica, or both. Where spicules of silica are present, they have a different shape from those in the otherwise similar glass sponges...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Microcionidae
Microcionidae
Microcionidae is a family of marine demosponges.-Subdivisions:The family is divided as follows:* Subfamily: Microcioninae Carter 1875Genera in the subfamily include:** Clathria Schmidt, 1862** Echinochalina Thiele, 1903...
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Subgenera
The genus is divided into several subgenera as follows:- Clathria (Axosuberites) Topsent, 1893
- Clathria (Clathria) Schmidt, 1862
- Clathria (Dendrocia) Hallmann, 1920
- Clathria (Isociella) Hallmann, 1920
- Clathria (Microciona) Bowerbank, 1862
- Clathria (Thalysias) Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
- Clathria (Wilsonella) Carter, 1885
Species
Species in the genus include:- Clathria aspera Gammill, 1998
- Clathria compressa (Bowerbank, 1875)
- Clathria dichela sensu Vacelet, Vasseur & Lévi, 1976
- Clathria granulata (Keller, 1889)
- Clathria hjorti (Arnesen, 1920)
- Clathria palmatichela (Topsent, 1928)
- Clathria pulcherrima
- Clathria schmitti (de Laubenfels, 1942)
- Clathria surculosa (Esper, 1794)