Species sheet
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White calcareous sponge
Clathrina blanca (Miklucho-Maclay, 1868)
AnimalsSpongesCalcisponges (Calcareous sponges)
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaNorth-East AtlanticChannel & NorthCanary Islands
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Clathrine pédonculée naineFrench (France)
- Ascette pédonculée blancheFrench (France)
Other invalid scientific names
- Ascetta sagittaria Haeckel, 1872
- Ascilla convallaria Haeckel, 1872
- Grantia pulchra Schmidt, 1862
- Guancha blanca Miklucho-Maclay, 1868
- Leucosolenia blanca (Miklucho-Maclay, 1868)
- Leucosolenia convallaria (Haeckel, 1872)
- Leucosolenia sagittaria (Haeckel, 1872)
- Olynthus guancha Haeckel, 1872
- Olynthus simplex Haeckel, 1870
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Sources
- LE GRANCHÉ Philippe, ANDRÉ Frédéric in : DORIS, 15/11/2020 : Clathrina blanca (Miklucho-Maclay, 1868), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/4118
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 28/08/2026 : Clathrina blanca (Miklucho-Maclay, 1868), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/4707
Modification history
- Created by Maguelone GRATEAU on 28/08/2026
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