Clathrina decipiens

Clathrina decipiens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Subclass: Calcinea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Clathrinidae
Genus: Clathrina
Binomial name
Clathrina decipiens
(Haeckel, 1872)
Synonyms

Ascaltis decipiens Haeckel, 1872

Clathrina decipiens is a species of calcareous sponge in the genus Clathrina from the Adriatic sea.[1] The species name is derived from a Latin term meaning "deceiving". It is unsure exactly what this species constitutes as the type and only known specimen is lost.[2]

References

  1. Haeckel, Ernst (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. Berlin: G. Reimer.
  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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