Clathrina cordata

Clathrina cordata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Subclass: Calcinea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Clathrinidae
Genus: Clathrina
Species: Clathrina cordata
Binomial name
Clathrina cordata
(Haeckel, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Ascandra cordata Haeckel, 1872
  • Leucosolenia cordata (Haeckel, 1872)

Clathrina cordata is a species of sponge in the genus Clathrina from South Africa.[1] The name means "heart-shaped" in Latin.

References

  1. Haeckel, Ernst (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. Berlin: G. Reimer. p. 82.

World Register of Marine Species entry


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