Arthuria africana
| Arthuria africana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Calcarea |
| Order: | Clathrinida |
| Family: | Clathrinidae |
| Genus: | Arthuria |
| Binomial name | |
| A. africana (Klautau & Valentine, 2003) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Clathrina africana (Klautau & Valentine, 2003) | |
Arthuria africana is a sponge species of the genus Arthuria from South Africa from which the species is named.
Description
Cormus formed of thin, irregular and loosely anastomosed tubes. No water-collecting tubes have been observed. Cells with granules have also not been observed. The skeleton has no special organisation, comprising equiangular and equiradiate triactines and tetractines. Actines are conical, slightly undulated at the distal part, and with a sharp tip. The apical actine of the tetractines is shorter, smooth, conical, straight and sharp, and it is always projected into the tubes.[1]
References
- ↑ Klautau, M.; Valentine, C. (2003). "Revision of the genus Clathrina (Porifera, Calcarea)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 139: 1–62. doi:10.1046/j.0024-4082.2003.00063.x.
World Register of Marine Species entry
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