Clathria (Axosuberites) Topsent, 1893

Annunziata, Bruno B., Cavalcanti, Thaynã, Santos, George Garcia & Pinheiro, Ulisses, 2019, Two new Clathria (Axosuberites) Topsent, 1893 (Demospongiae: Poecilosclerida) from Northeastern Brazil, Zootaxa 4671 (4), pp. 500-510 : 502

Subgenus Clathria (Axosuberites) Topsent, 1893

Diagnosis. Digitate, whip-like, arborescent and flabellate growth forms; with well differentiated axial and extraaxial skeletal architecture, reminiscent of Raspailiidae ; axial skeleton markedly compressed, reticulate; extra-axial skeleton radial, plumose or plumo-reticulate composed of large subectosomal auxiliary styles-subtylostyles; specialised ectosomal skeleton present composed of smaller auxiliary spicules; echinating megascleres absent although principal spicules may protrude through fibres at acute angles; microscleres absent or may include palmate isochelae and toxas ( Hooper 2002).