Leuclathrina
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| Leuclathrina | |
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| Leuclathrina translucida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Calcarea |
| Order: | Clathrinida |
| Family: | Leucaltidae |
| Genus: | Leuclathrina Borojevic & Boury-Esnault, 1987 |
| Type species | |
| Leuclathrina asconoides Borojevic & Boury-Esnault, 1987
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Leuclathrina is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Dendyidae.[1] Species are found in the northeast Atlantic and in the Indian Ocean.
Description
These sponges are composed of an external wall sustained by triactines spicules. There is no choanosomal skeleton. The aquiferous system is composed of a mass of flagellated chambers and water canals.[2]
Species
The following species are recognised:[1]
- Leuclathrina asconoides Borojevic & Boury-Esnault, 1987
- Leuclathrina translucida Voigt, Ruthensteiner, Leiva, Fradusco & Wörheide
References
- ^ a b "Leuclathrina Borojevic & Boury-Esnault, 1987". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Borojevic, Radovan; Boury-Esnault, Nicole; Manuel, Michaël; Vacelet, Jean (2002), Hooper, John N. A.; Van Soest, Rob W. M.; Willenz, Philippe (eds.), "Order Clathrinida Hartman, 1958", Systema Porifera, Boston, MA: Springer US, pp. 1141–1152, doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_118, ISBN 978-0-306-47260-2, retrieved 2021-08-23