Leuclathrina is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Dendyidae.[1] Species are found in the northeast Atlantic and in the Indian Ocean.
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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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Description
editThese 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
editThe following species are recognised:[1]
- Leuclathrina asconoides Borojevic & Boury-Esnault, 1987
- Leuclathrina translucida Voigt, Ruthensteiner, Leiva, Fradusco & Wörheide
References
edit- ^ 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