- Clathrina coriacea
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Clathrina coriacea Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Porifera Class: Calcarea Subclass: Calcinea Order: Clathrinida Family: Clathrinidae Genus: Clathrina Species: C. coriacea Binomial name Clathrina coriacea
Montagu, 1818Clathrina coriacea is a species of calcareous sponge belonging to the family Clathrinidae.
This species occurs as flat white or yellow encrustations up to 3 cm in diameter with a central osculum. Close inspection reveals a tightly-knit latticework of tubes. The spicules are all of a similar shape, three-rayed triactines.
This is largely a shallow-water species though it has been recorded at depths of up to 650 m. The substrate is often rock but this sponge is also common on kelp holdfasts and on other sponge species.
This species is found along east Atlantic coasts from the Arctic all the way to South Africa.
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