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

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

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


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