Cladorhizidae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Poecilosclerida |
| Family: | Cladorhizidae Dendy, 1922[1] |
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Cladorhizidae is a family of demosponges which are carnivorous and prey on crustaceans and other small animals. They are deep sea sponges typically found on oceanic ridges and seamount systems. As of 2017, nine new species have been discovered in the Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge (SWIOR) including: Abyssocladia boletiphora, Ab. corniculiphora, Ab. hemiradiata, Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) unguiferata, As. (A.) jamescooki, As. (A.) laminachela, As. (A.) pseudoisochela, As. (A.) ramuscula and Chondrocladia (Meliiderma) rogersi.[2]
These discoveries have proven to show that this family of unique sponges is much more diverse than originally known.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera:[1]
- Abyssocladia Lévi, 1964
- Asbestopluma Topsent, 1901
- Cercicladia Rios, Kelly & Vacelet, 2011
- Chondrocladia Thomson, 1873
- Cladorhiza Sars, 1872
- Euchelipluma Topsent, 1909
- Koltunicladia Hestetun, Vacelet, Boury-Esnault, Borchiellini, Kelly, Rios, Cristobo & Rapp, 2016
- Lollipocladia Vacelet, 2008
- Lycopodina Lundbeck, 1905
References
- ^ a b van Soest, Rob (2013). "Cladorhizidae Dendy, 1922". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ^ Hestetun, Jon Thomassen; Rapp, Hans Tore; Xavier, Joana (2017-03-01). "Carnivorous sponges (Porifera, Cladorhizidae) from the Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge seamounts". Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 137: 166–189. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2016.03.004. ISSN 0967-0645.
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