PORIFERA : Poecilosclerida : MicrocionidaeSPONGES

Clathria elliptichela (Alander, 1942)

Clathria elliptichela image: bep2_4048
Clathria elliptichela

Description: A thin encrusting sponge, yellow to white in colour.

Distribution Map from NBN: Clathria elliptichela at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Clathria elliptichela at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

GBIF data for Clathria (Microciona) elliptichela

WoRMS: Clathria elliptichela at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Clathria (Microciona) elliptichela (Alander, 1942). AphiaID: 167637.

Classification: Biota; Animalia; Porifera; Demospongiae; Heteroscleromorpha; Poecilosclerida; Microcionidae; Microcioninae; Clathria

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 Picton, B.E., Keatley, L. & Morrow, C.C. (2025). Clathria elliptichela. (Alander, 1942). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=C8145. Accessed on 2026-04-18