Clathrina antofagastensis
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Clathrina antofagastensis is a species of calcareous sponge from Chile. The species is named after Antofagasta, Chile, where the holotype was discovered.
Description
Specimens are massive, the largest is 20 x 30 x 10 mm. Cormus is composed of large, irregular and tightly anastomosed tubes. Water-collecting tubes are not present. The skeleton is composed of two categories of triactines without organisation:
- Triactine I: regular (equiangular and equiradiate); actines are slightly conical to conical, straight and blunt at the tip.
- Triactine II: regular (equiangular and equiradiate) in most cases, although sagittal spicules are also present. These spicules are very small. Actines are conical, straight and blunt at the tip.{{cite journal | last1 = Azevedo | first1 = Fernanda | last2 = Hajdu | first2 = Eduardo | last3 = Willenz | first3 = Philippe | last4 = Klautau | first4 = Michelle | year = 2009 | title = New records of Calcareous sponges (Porifera, Calcarea) from the Chilean coast | journal = Zootaxa | volume = 2072 | pages = 1–30| doi = 10.11646/zootaxa.2072.1.1 }}
References
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[http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=394170/ World Register of Marine Species entry]
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Category:Animals described in 2009
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