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Arturia compacta

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Species of sponge

Arturia compacta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Clathrinidae
Genus: Arturia
Species: A. compacta
Binomial name
Arturia compacta
(Schuffner, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Ascaltis compacta Schuffner, 1877
  • Clathrina compacta (Schuffner, 1877)

Arturia compacta is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae found in Mauritius. This species is very likely to be synonymous with Arthuria canariensis, differing only in its larger and thicker triactines. However, the type and only known specimen is lost.

References

  1. Schuffner (1877). "Beschreibung einiger neuer Kalkschwämme". Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft. 11: 403–433.
  2. Klautau, Michelle; Valentine, Clare (2003). "Revision of the genus Clathrina (Porifera, Calcarea)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 139 (1): 1–62. doi:10.1046/j.0024-4082.2003.00063.x.

World Register of Marine Species entry

Taxon identifiers
Arturia compacta
Clathrina compacta


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