Arturia compacta
| Arturia compacta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Calcarea |
| Order: | Clathrinida |
| Family: | Clathrinidae |
| Genus: | Arturia |
| Species: | A. compacta
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| Binomial name | |
| Arturia compacta (Schuffner, 1877)
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Arturia compacta is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae found in Mauritius.[1] This species is very likely to be synonymous with Arthuria canariensis, differing only in its larger and thicker triactines. However, the type and only known specimen is lost.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Schuffner (1877). "Beschreibung einiger neuer Kalkschwämme". Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft. 11: 403–433.
- ^ Klautau, Michelle; Valentine, Clare (2003). "Revision of the genus Clathrina (Porifera, Calcarea)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 139 (1): 1–62. doi:10.1046/j.0024-4082.2003.00063.x.
World Register of Marine Species entry
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