Clathrina clara Klautau & Valentine, 2003

Pereira, Preeti & Raghunathan, Chelladurai, 2020, New records of Indo-Pacific sponges from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands India, Zootaxa 4894 (4), pp. 81-97 : 90-91

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4894.1.4

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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2F3A5F52-6DDC-4472-8083-9DDE42BBA5FE

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4327291

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0390844C-FFE6-FFF2-FF0E-F912FC16F88F

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scientific name

Clathrina clara Klautau & Valentine, 2003
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Clathrina clara Klautau & Valentine, 2003 View in CoL

( Figures 6 View FIGURE 6 A–D)

Synonymy:

Clathrina clara Klautau & Valentine 2003: 46–47 View in CoL View Cited Treatment , fig. 39; Veena and Laxmilatha 2011: 2–3, fig.1, 2

Material examined: 1 specimen, ZSI/ANRC–20973, September 15, 2017, Rutland Island (site I), South Andaman , Coll. Preeti Pereira.

Description: Encrusting on the undersurface of rocks shaded from sunlight; the specimen examined comprised a thin network of loosely anastomosed tubes. Water-collecting tubes are present, with raised oscula (0.5 cm high and 1cm wide); specimen colour white when alive and on preservation ( Fig. 6A View FIGURE 6 ); consistency soft and fragile.

Spicules: The spicules are equiangular and equiradiate triactines in two size categories ( Fig. 6B View FIGURE 6 ); actines smooth, conical, with sharp ends. Larger triactines ( Fig. 6C View FIGURE 6 ) measuring 154.8–213.2–275.4 × 21.5–24.9– 31.2 µm, smaller triactines ( Fig. 6D View FIGURE 6 ) measuring 60.6–97.2–130.1 × 3.3–6.6– 9.2 µm.

Distribution: Clathrina clara is being reported for the first time from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Andaman province. Originally described by Klautau & Valentine (2003) from Christmas Island, Java Transitional province, this species has been known from Vishakapatnam, Bay of Bengal province ( Veena & Laxmilatha 2011). Clathrina clara is an Indo-Pacific species and its distribution range is restricted to the Central-west Indo-Pacific realm.

Remarks: At present, Clathrina clara is known only from a single specimen from South Andaman. The specimen reported herein has retained its colour on preservation in isopropyl alcohol as opposed to colour change from white to brown in holotype as noted by Klautau & Valentine (2003).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Porifera

Class

Calcarea

Order

Clathrinida

Family

Clathrinidae

Genus

Clathrina

Loc

Clathrina clara Klautau & Valentine, 2003

Pereira, Preeti & Raghunathan, Chelladurai 2020
2020
Loc

Clathrina clara

Veena, S. & Laxmilatha, P. 2011: 2
Klautau, M. & Valentine, C. 2003: 47
2003
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