Clathria is a large genus of demosponges in the family Microcionidae.[1]
Clathria was first formally named in Eduard Oscar Schmidt's 1862 Die Spongien des adriatischen Meeres ("The sponges of the Adriatic Sea").[1][2] The type species is Clathria (Clathria) compressa.[1]
The genus is divided into several subgenera:[1]
The following species are recognised in the genus Clathria:[1]
Subgenus Clathria (Axosuberites) Topsent, 1893
Clathria is a large genus of demosponges in the family Microcionidae.