Clathrina cribrata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Calcarea |
Order: | Clathrinida |
Family: | Clathrinidae |
Genus: | Clathrina |
Species: | C. cribrata |
Binomial name | |
Clathrina cribrata Rapp, Klautau & Valentine, 2001 [1] | |
Clathrina cribrata is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. The holotype was collected from Kristiansund, Norway. [2]
Clathrina cribrata is a massive species with its body formed from a network of large, irregular tubes. Some of these extend above the main body of the sponge as blind tubes and others are open-ended, serving as osculi. This sponge contains only one type of calcareous spicule. These are three-rayed spicules, known as triactines, and are distributed throughout the tissues in an unorganized way. [2]