Clathrina heronensis explained
Clathrina heronensis is a species of calcareous sponge fin the family Clathrinidae and found in the seas around Australia, and in the coastal seas of many islands to her north.[1] [2] It was first described by Gert Wörheide and John Hooper in 1999.[3]
The species epithet describes it as coming from Heron Island where the holotype was collected.
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.[4]
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Notes and References
- Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Clathrina heronensis Wörheide & Hooper, 1999. 2020-09-27. www.marinespecies.org. en.
- Web site: 2020. Australian Faunal Directory: Clathrina heronensis Woerheide & Hooper, 1999. AFD.
- Wörheide, G.; Hooper, J.N.A.. 1999. Calcarea from the Great Barrier Reef. 1: Cryptic Calcinea from Heron Island and Wistari Reef (Capricorn-Bunker Group). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 43. 2. 859-891 (863). BHL.
- Klautau. Michelle. Valentine. Clare. Revision of the genus Clathrina (Porifera, Calcarea). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 139. 1. 1–62. 10.1046/j.0024-4082.2003.00063.x. 2003. free.
