WoRMS taxon details
Clathria (Clathria) arbuscula (Row, 1911)
167493 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:167493)
accepted
Species
Litaspongia arbuscula (Row, 1911) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Ophlitaspongia arbuscula Row, 1911 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Ophlitaspongia arbuscula Row, 1911) Row, R.W.H. (1911). Reports on the Marine Biology of the Sudanese Red Sea, from Collections made by Cyril Crossland, M.A., B.Sc., F.Z.S. XIX. Report on the Sponges collected by Mr. Cyril Crossland in 1904-5. Part II. Non-Calcarea. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society. Zoology.</em> 31 (208): 287-400, pls 35-41.
page(s): 347-349 [details]
page(s): 347-349 [details]
Holotype (of Ophlitaspongia arbuscula Row, 1911) BMNH...
Holotype (of Ophlitaspongia arbuscula Row, 1911) BMNH 1912.2.1.63, geounit Southern Red Sea [details]
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Clathria (Clathria) arbuscula (Row, 1911). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167493 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ophlitaspongia arbuscula Row, 1911) Row, R.W.H. (1911). Reports on the Marine Biology of the Sudanese Red Sea, from Collections made by Cyril Crossland, M.A., B.Sc., F.Z.S. XIX. Report on the Sponges collected by Mr. Cyril Crossland in 1904-5. Part II. Non-Calcarea. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society. Zoology.</em> 31 (208): 287-400, pls 35-41.
page(s): 347-349 [details]
page(s): 347-349 [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
El-Arab, M.A.L.E.; Ekins, M. (2023). Redescription of <i>Ophlitaspongia (?) arbuscula</i> Row, 1911 and <i>Ophlitaspongia (?) horrida</i> Row, 1911 from the Red Sea, and their placement in <i>Clathria (Clathria)</i> Schmidt, 1862. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5297 (1): 48–60., available online at http://zoobank.org:pub:1F89880E-AFBB-4392-87F6-913C99EBCABD
page(s): 51-53 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 51-53 [details] Available for editors

Other
additional source
Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Kennedy, J.A. (2000). A new <i>Clathria</i> (Porifera: Demospongiae: Microcionidae) from the Western Indian Ocean. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 42 (2): 427-444. [details] 





Holotype (of Ophlitaspongia arbuscula Row, 1911) BMNH 1912.2.1.63, geounit Southern Red Sea [details]