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Ernstia minoricensis

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Ernstia minoricensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Clathrinidae
Genus: Ernstia
Species:
E. minoricensis
Binomial name
Ernstia minoricensis
(Lackschewitsch, 1896)
Synonyms
List
  • Clathrina minoricensis (Lackschewitz, 1886)
  • Leucosolenia minorcensis [lapsus]
  • Leucosolenia minoricensis Lackschewitsch, 1896

Ernstia minoricensis is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae found in Spain. The species is named after the island of Menorca where the type specimen was discovered.

Description

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Triactines and tetractines are regular (equiangular and equiradiate) and are the same size. The actines are 7-10 times longer than they are thick, with slender tapers. The apical actines of the tetractines are straight and 3-4 times thinner than the triacines.[1]

References

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World Register of Marine Species entry

  1. ^ Lackschewitz, Paul (1886). "Über die Kalkschwämme Menorcas". Zoologische Jahrbücher. 1: 297–310.