Clathrina

Clathrina
Clathrina clathrus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Clathrinidae
Genus: Clathrina
Gray, 1867
Synonyms
  • Ascetta Haeckel, 1872
  • Ascilla Haeckel, 1872
  • Guancha Miklucho-Maclay, 1868
  • Nardoa Schmidt, 1862 (non Gray, 1840)
  • Proscyum Haeckel, 1870

Clathrina is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in Clathrina were transferred to the newly erected genera Arturia, Ernstia, Borojevia, and Brattegardia in 2013. The name is derived from the Latin word "clathratus" meaning "latticed".

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