Clathrinida

Clathrinida
	Clathrina clathrus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Calcarea
Subclass:	Calcinea
Order:	Clathrinida; Hartman, 1958
Families
	Clathrinidae; Soleneiscidae; Levinellidae; Leucaltidae; Leucascidae; Leucettidae;

The Clathrinida are an order of Calcinea; they have calcareous skeletons, and are strictly marine. These sponges have an asconoid structure and lack a true dermal membrane or cortex. The spongocoel is lined with choanocytes.

References

^ van Soest, R. (2014). Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J (eds.). "Clathrinida". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-04-30.

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[1] van Soest, R. (2014). Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J (eds.). "Clathrinida". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-04-30.

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