Clathrina coriacea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Calcarea |
Order: | Clathrinida |
Family: | Clathrinidae |
Genus: | Clathrina |
Species: | C. coriacea
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Binomial name | |
Clathrina coriacea (Montagu, 1814)
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Clathrina coriacea is a species of calcareous sponge belonging to the class Calcarea and family Clathrinidae.[1] Species in the genus Clathrina are composed of calcium carbonate tube-like skeletons containing spicules.[2] The sponge can be located in shallow waters widely distributed along North Atlantic coasts, as well as on other coasts.[1]