Arthuria

Arthuria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Clathrinidae
Genus: Arthuria
Azevedo, Cóndor-Luján, Rapp, Collins & Russo, 2013

Arthuria is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. It is named after Arthur Dendy, a prominent researcher of calcareous sponges.

Description

Calcinea in which the cormus comprised a typical clathroid body. A stalk may be present. The skeleton contains regular (equiangular and equiradiate) triactines and tetractines. However, tetractines are more rare. Diactines may be added. Asconoid aquiferous system.[1]

Species

References

  1. Klautau, M.; Azevedo, F.; Condor-Lujan, B.; Rapp, H. T.; Collins, A.; Russo, C. A. d. M. (23 May 2013). "A Molecular Phylogeny for the Order Clathrinida Rekindles and Refines Haeckel's Taxonomic Proposal for Calcareous Sponges". Integrative and Comparative Biology 53 (3): 447–461. doi:10.1093/icb/ict039.

World Register of Marine Species entry


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