Ernstia minoricensis
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.
Ernstia minoricensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Calcarea |
Order: | Clathrinida |
Family: | Clathrinidae |
Genus: | Ernstia |
Species: | E. minoricensis |
Binomial name | |
Ernstia minoricensis (Lackschewitsch, 1896) | |
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Description
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
World Register of Marine Species entry
- Lackschewitz, Paul (1886). "Über die Kalkschwämme Menorcas". Zoologische Jahrbücher. 1: 297–310.
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