Plakina nathaliae explained

Plakina nathaliae is a species of sea sponge in the order Homosclerophorida, first found in vertical walls of reef caves at depths of about 23mto28mm (75feetto92feetm) in the Caribbean Sea.^[1] It has a leaf-like flat body, which is loosely attached to the substrate and a perforated, unlobate surface; it contains two bacterial s and is characterized by two mesohylar cell types with inclusions.

In March 2017, the species was reassigned to Plakina Schulze, 1880.^[2]

Further reading

• Domingos, Celso, Anaíra Lage, and Guilherme Muricy. "Overview of the biodiversity and distribution of the Class Homoscleromorpha in the Tropical Western Atlantic." Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: 1–11.
• PINZON, César Augusto RUIZ. "Archives pour la catégorie Bourses."

External links

• Porifera Database

Notes and References

1. Ereskovsky. Alexander V.. Lavrov. Dennis V.. Willenz. Philippe. Five new species of Homoscleromorpha (Porifera) from the Caribbean Sea and re-description of Plakina jamaicensis. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 94. 2 . 2013 . 285–307 . 10.1017/S0025315413000295. 84152037.
2. César. Ruiz. Guilherme. Muricy. Anaíra. Lage. Celso. Domingos. Sandrine. Chenesseau. Thierry. Pérez. 2017. Descriptions of new sponge species and genus, including aspiculate Plakinidae, overturn the Homoscleromorpha classification. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 179. 4. 707–724. 10.1111/zoj.12480. 31 January 2024.