Clathrina is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in Clathrina were transferred to the newly erected genera Arturia, Ernstia, Borojevia, and Brattegardia in 2013. The name is derived from the Latin word "clathratus" meaning "latticed".
Description
Species of Clathrina have a tubular organization as all species of the family Clathrinidae, with the cormus composed of anastomosed tubes. The skeleton contains spicules in the form of triactines and/or tetractines, sometimes with diactines, tripods and tetrapods as well. The choanoderm is usually flat, never forming folds when the sponge is extended.
Species
There are seventy-seven species assigned to Clathrina.
- Clathrina albata <small>Lopes, Padua, Azevedo & Klautau, 2025</small>
- Clathrina andreusi <small>Sim-Smith, Hickman & Kelly, 2021</small>
- Clathrina angraensis <small>Azevedo & Klautau, 2007</small>
- Clathrina antofagastensis <small>Azevedo, Hajdu, Willenz & Klautau, 2009</small>
- Clathrina aphrodita <small>Azevedo, Cóndor-Luján, Willenz, Hajdu, Hooker & Klautau, 2015</small>
- Clathrina arabica <small>(Miklucho-Maclay in Haeckel, 1872)</small>
- Clathrina arnesenae <small>(Rapp, 2006)</small>
- Clathrina aurea <small>Solé-Cava, Klautau, Boury-Esnault, Borojevic & Thorpe, 1991</small>
- Clathrina bathybia <small>(Poléjaeff, 1883)</small>
- Clathrina beckingae <small>Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015</small>
- Clathrina blanca <small>(Miklucho-Maclay, 1868)</small>
- Clathrina brevicaulis <small>(Topsent, 1936)</small>
- Clathrina broendstedi <small>Rapp, Janussen & Tendal, 2011</small>
- Clathrina camura <small>(Rapp, 2006)</small>
- Clathrina cancellata <small>(Verrill, 1873)</small>
- Clathrina capixaba <small>Lopes, Padua, Azevedo & Klautau, 2025</small>
- Clathrina ceylonensis <small>(Dendy, 1905)</small>
- Clathrina chrysea <small>Borojevic & Klautau, 2000</small>
- Clathrina clara <small>Klautau & Valentine, 2003</small>
- Clathrina clathrus <small>(Schmidt, 1864)</small>
- Clathrina conifera <small>Klautau & Borojevic, 2001</small>
- Clathrina coriacea <small>(Montagu, 1814)</small>
- Clathrina cribrata <small>Rapp, Klautau & Valentine, 2001</small>
- Clathrina curacaoensis <small>Cóndor-Luján, Louzada, Hajdu & Klautau, 2018</small>
- Clathrina cylindractina <small>Klautau, Solé-Cava & Borojevic, 1994</small>
- Clathrina delicata <small>Fontana, Cóndor-Luján, Azevedo, Pérez & Klautau, 2018</small>
- Clathrina dictyoides <small>(Haeckel, 1872)</small>
- Clathrina fakaravae <small>Klautau, Lopes, Guarabyra, Folcher, Ekins & Debitus, 2020</small>
- Clathrina fjordica <small>Azevedo, Hajdu, Willenz & Klautau, 2009</small>
- Clathrina flexilis <small>(Haeckel, 1872)</small>
- Clathrina globulosa <small>Cóndor-Luján, Louzada, Hajdu & Klautau, 2018</small>
- Clathrina helveola <small>Wörheide & Hooper, 1999</small>
- Clathrina heronensis <small>Wörheide & Hooper, 1999</small>
- Clathrina hispanica <small>Klautau & Valentine, 2003</small>
- Clathrina hondurensis <small>Klautau & Valentine, 2003</small>
- Clathrina huahineae <small>Klautau, Lopes, Guarabyra, Folcher, Ekins & Debitus, 2020</small>
- Clathrina insularis <small>Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017</small>
- Clathrina jorunnae <small>Rapp, 2006</small>
- Clathrina lacunosa <small>(Johnston, 1842)</small>
- Clathrina laminoclathrata <small>Carter, 1886</small>
- Clathrina loculosa <small>(Haeckel, 1870)</small>
- Clathrina lutea <small>Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017</small>
- Clathrina luteoculcitella <small>Wörheide & Hooper, 1999</small>
- Clathrina macleayi <small>(Lendenfeld, 1885)</small>
- Clathrina maremeccae <small>Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018</small>
- Clathrina multiformis <small>(Breitfuss, 1898)</small>
- Clathrina mutabilis <small>Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017</small>
- Clathrina mutsu <small>(Hôzawa, 1928)</small>
- Clathrina nuroensis <small>Azevedo, Cóndor-Luján, Willenz, Hajdu, Hooker & Klautau, 2015</small>
- Clathrina osculum <small>Carter, 1886</small>
- Clathrina parva <small>Wörheide & Hooper, 1999</small>
- Clathrina pedunculata <small>(Lendenfeld, 1885)</small>
- Clathrina pellucida <small>(Rapp, 2006)</small>
- Clathrina peruana <small>Azevedo, Cóndor-Luján, Willenz, Hajdu, Hooker & Klautau, 2015</small>
- Clathrina philippina <small>(Haeckel, 1872)</small>
- Clathrina primordialis <small>(Haeckel, 1872)</small>
- Clathrina procumbens <small>(Lendenfeld, 1885)</small>
- Clathrina pulcherrima <small>(Dendy, 1891)</small>
- Clathrina purpurea <small>Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015</small>
- Clathrina ramosa <small>(Azevedo, Hajdu, Willenz & Klautau, 2009)</small>
- Clathrina repens <small>Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018</small>
- Clathrina robusta <small>Fonseca, Cóndor-Luján & Cavalcanti, 2023</small>
- Clathrina rodriguesensis <small>Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018</small>
- Clathrina rotunda <small>Klautau & Valentine, 2003</small>
- Clathrina rotundata <small>Voigt, Erpenbeck & Wörheide, 2017</small>
- Clathrina rowi <small>Voigt, Erpenbeck & Wörheide, 2017</small>
- Clathrina rubra <small>SarÃÂ , 1958</small>
- Clathrina sceptrum <small>(Haeckel, 1872)</small>
- Clathrina sinusarabica <small>Klautau & Valentine, 2003</small>
- Clathrina smaragda <small>Lopes, Padua, Cóndor-Luján & Klautau, 2018</small>
- Clathrina soluta <small>Fonseca, Cóndor-Luján & Cavalcanti, 2023</small>
- Clathrina sororcula <small>Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015</small>
- Clathrina stipitata <small>(Dendy, 1891)</small>
- Clathrina tendali <small>Rapp, 2015</small>
- Clathrina williamsi <small>Klautau, Lopes, Tavares, Rizzieri, Sorokin, Fromont, Goudie, Crowther, McCormack, George & Wahab, 2024</small>
- Clathrina wistariensis <small>Wörheide & Hooper, 1999</small>
- Clathrina zelinhae <small>Azevedo, Padua, Moraes, Rossi, Muricy & Klautau, 2017</small>
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