Clathrina fjordica

Clathrina fjordica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Calcarea
Order:	Clathrinida
Family:	Clathrinidae
Genus:	Clathrina
Species:	C. fjordica
Binomial name
	Clathrina fjordica; Azevedo, Hajdu, Willenz & Klautau, 2009

Clathrina fjordica is a species of calcareous sponge from Chile. The species is named after Comau Fjord, the type locality.

Description[]

Cormus fragile, the holotype is 60 x 45 x 7 mm. It is composed of large, irregular and loosely anastomosed tubes. Water-collecting tubes are present. The skeleton has no special organisation, and it is composed of only one category of triactine varying from cylindrical to conical actines.^[1]

References[]

^ Azevedo, Fernanda; Hajdu, Eduardo; Willenz, Phillipe; Klautau, Michelle (2009). "New records of Calcareous sponges (Porifera, Calcarea) from the Chilean coast". Zootaxa. 2072: 1–30.

World Register of Marine Species entry

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[1] Azevedo, Fernanda; Hajdu, Eduardo; Willenz, Phillipe; Klautau, Michelle (2009). "New records of Calcareous sponges (Porifera, Calcarea) from the Chilean coast". Zootaxa. 2072: 1–30.

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