Clathrina blanca
Clathrina blanca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Calcarea |
Order: | Clathrinida |
Family: | Clathrinidae |
Genus: | Clathrina |
Species: | C. blanca
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Binomial name | |
Clathrina blanca (Miklucho-Maclay, 1868)
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Clathrina blanca is a species of calcareous sponge. It was originally named by Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay in tribute to the Guanches, the original inhabitants of the Canary Islands who had been exterminated by European invaders.[1]
Notes and references[]
- ^ Wongar, B., "Commentary" in Miklouho-Maclay, N. N. The New Guinea Diaries 1871-1183, translated by B. Wongar, Dingo Books, Victoria, Australia ISBN 978-0-9775078-1-8
Categories:
- Animals described in 1868
- Fauna of Russia
- Fauna of the Canary Islands
- Fauna of Sweden
- Calcarea stubs