| Clathrina helveola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Calcarea |
| Order: | Clathrinida |
| Family: | Clathrinidae |
| Genus: | Clathrina |
| Species: | C. helveola |
| Binomial name | |
| Clathrina helveola Wörheide & Hooper, 1999 | |
Clathrina helveola is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae from Australia, found in coastal waters off Queensland. It was first described by Gert Wörheide and John Hooper in 1999. The species name, helveola, means "pale yellow" in Latin and refers to the species' colouration.
Description
The cormus in the massive holotype is delicate, formed of large, irregular and loosely anastomosed tubes. In some parts of the cormus, a thin cortex can be seen. Cells with granules are present. The skeleton has no special organization. It comprises equiangular and equiradiate triactines. Actines are conical and sharp, and slightly undulated at the tip.
References
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Clathrina helveola Wörheide & Hooper, 1999". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- "Australian Faunal Directory: Clathrina helveola Woerheide & Hooper, 1999". 2020.
- ^ Wörheide, G.; Hooper, J.N.A. (1999). "Calcarea from the Great Barrier Reef. 1: Cryptic Calcinea from Heron Island and Wistari Reef (Capricorn-Bunker Group)". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 43 (2): 859-891 (866) – via BHL.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 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.
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| Clathrina helveola | |
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