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<i>Arturia compacta</i>

Arturia compacta

Species of sponge

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]

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References

  1. [1]
    Schuffner (1877). "Beschreibung einiger neuer Kalkschwämme". Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft. 11: 403–433.
  2. [2]
    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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