Cladorhiza

Cladorhiza
An undescribed species off the coast of New Zealand
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Poecilosclerida
Suborder: Mycalina
Family: Cladorhizidae
Genus: Cladorhiza
Sars, 1872
Species

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Cladorhiza is a genus of carnivorous sponges, comprising around 40 species found in oceans around the world. Cladorhiza is the type genus of the family Cladorhizidae.

Description

Species of Cladorhiza occur in a diverse range of shapes, some ranging from globular to spherical to conical, with others attaining a tree-like or bush-like appearance. Many species have a narrow stalk or stem. Most species range from 2 to 12 cm in height, with a few attaining heights of 20 to 40 cm.[1]

Species

As of 2014, 40 valid species of Cladorhiza are recognized.[2]

  • Cladorhiza abyssicola Sars, 1872
  • Cladorhiza acanthoxea Hestetun, Fourt, Vacelet, Boury-Esnault & Rapp, 2013
  • Cladorhiza aphyrula Lévi
  • Cladorhiza arctica Koltun, 1959
  • Cladorhiza bathycrinoides Koltun, 1955
  • Cladorhiza caillieti Lundsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2014
  • Cladorhiza corona Lehnert, Watling & Stone, 2005
  • Cladorhiza corticocancellata Carter, 1876
  • Cladorhiza depressa Kieschnick, 1896
  • Cladorhiza diminuta Lopes & Hajdu, 2014
  • Cladorhiza ephyrula Lévi, 1964
  • Cladorhiza evae Lundsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2014
  • Cladorhiza flosabyssi Topsent, 1909
  • Cladorhiza fristedti (Lambe, 1900)
  • Cladorhiza gelida Lundbeck, 1905
  • Cladorhiza grandis Verrill, 1879
  • Cladorhiza grimaldii Topsent, 1909
  • Cladorhiza iniquidentata Lundbeck, 1905
  • Cladorhiza inversa Ridley & Dendy, 1886
  • Cladorhiza linearis Ridley & Dendy, 1886
  • Cladorhiza longipinna Ridley & Dendy, 1886
  • Cladorhiza mani Koltun, 1964
  • Cladorhiza methanophila Vacelet & Boury-Esnault, 2002
  • Cladorhiza microchela Lévi, 1964
  • Cladorhiza mirabilis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
  • Cladorhiza moruliformis Ridley & Dendy, 1886
  • Cladorhiza nematophora Lévi, 1964
  • Cladorhiza nobilis Fristedt, 1887
  • Cladorhiza oxeata Lundbeck, 1905
  • Cladorhiza penniformis Göcke & Janussen, 2013
  • Cladorhiza pentacrinus Dendy, 1887
  • Cladorhiza pteron Reiswig & Lee, 2007
  • Cladorhiza rectangularis Ridley & Dendy, 1886
  • Cladorhiza schistochela Lévi, 1993
  • Cladorhiza segonzaci Vacelet, 2006
  • Cladorhiza septemdentalis Koltun, 1970
  • Cladorhiza similis Ridley & Dendy, 1886
  • Cladorhiza tenuisigma Lundbeck, 1905
  • Cladorhiza thomsoni Topsent, 1909
  • Cladorhiza tridentata Ridley & Dendy, 1886


References

  1. ↑ Lehnert, H.; Watling, Les; and Stone, R., (2005). "Cladorhiza corona sp. nov. (Porifera : Demospongiae : Cladorhizidae) from the Aleutian Islands (Alaska)". J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 85: 1359–1366. doi:10.1017/s0025315405012531.
  2. ↑ van Soest, R. (2014). Cladorhiza Sars, 1872. In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M.; Cárdenas, P. (2014) World Porifera database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131895 on 2014-04-20.
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