Clathria Explained

Clathria is a large genus of demosponges in the family Microcionidae.[1]

Taxonomy

Clathria was first formally named in Eduard Oscar Schmidt's 1862 Die Spongien des adriatischen Meeres ("The sponges of the Adriatic Sea").[1] The type species is Clathria (Clathria) compressa.[1]

The genus is divided into several subgenera:[1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Clathria:[1] Subgenus Clathria (Axosuberites) Topsent, 1893

Subgenus Clathria (Clathria) Schmidt, 1862
Subgenus Clathria (Cornulotrocha) Topsent, 1927
Subgenus Clathria (Dendrocia) Hallmann, 1920
Subgenus Clathria (Isociella) Hallmann, 1920
Subgenus Clathria (Microciona) Bowerbank, 1862
Subgenus Clathria (Paresperia) Burton, 1930
Subgenus Clathria (Thalysias) Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Subgenus Clathria (Wilsonella) Carter, 1885
Subgenus unassigned

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clathria Schmidt, 1862 . World Register of Marine Species . 2 June 2020.