Clathrina heronensis
Clathrina heronensis is a species of calcareous sponge from Australia. The species is named after Heron Island where the holotype was collected.
| Clathrina heronensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Calcarea |
| Order: | Clathrinida |
| Family: | Clathrinidae |
| Genus: | Clathrina |
| Species: | C. heronensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Clathrina heronensis Wörheide & Hooper, 1999 | |
Description
Large, irregular and loosely anastomosed tubes form the cormus. The spicules are very bright and can easily be seen. The mesohyl has many 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 (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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