white calcareous sponge

Clathrina blanca

Classification

Class: Calcarea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Clathrinidae

Clathrina blanca is a species of Calcareous sponge in the genus Clathrina. It was discovered in 1867 and published in 1868 by Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay, on an expedition to the Canary Islands with Ernst Haeckel. Miklouho-Maclay classified it as Guancha blanca; the species name refers to its "lustrous white color", and the Guanches were indigenous people of the Canaries.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Spain · 24France · 6

Sources and credits

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white calcareous sponge

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