Cladorhiza
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| Genus: | Cladorhiza Sars, 1872
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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 abyssicola var. linearis Ridley & Dendy, 1887
- Cladorhiza acanthoxea Hestetun, Fourt, Vacelet, Boury-Esnault & Rapp, 2015
- Cladorhiza arctica Koltun, 1959
- Cladorhiza bathycrinoides Koltun, 1955
- Cladorhiza caillieti Lundsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2014
- Cladorhiza corona Lehnert, Watling & Stone, 2005
- Cladorhiza corallophila Göcke, Hestetun, Uhlir, Freiwald, Beuck & Janussen, 2016
- 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 grimaldii Topsent, 1909
- Cladorhiza hubbsi Lundsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2017
- Cladorhiza iniquidentata Lundbeck, 1905
- Cladorhiza inversa Ridley & Dendy, 1886
- Cladorhiza kenchingtonae Hestetun, Tompkins-Macdonald & Rapp, 2017
- Cladorhiza kensmithi Lundsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2017
- Cladorhiza linearis Ridley & Dendy, 1886
- Cladorhiza longipinna Ridley & Dendy, 1886
- Cladorhiza mani Koltun, 1964
- Cladorhiza methanophila Vacelet & Boury-Esnault, 2002
- Cladorhiza mexicana Lundsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2017
- Cladorhiza microchela Lévi, 1964
- Cladorhiza mirabilis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
- Cladorhiza moruliformis Ridley & Dendy, 1886
- Cladorhiza nematophora Lévi, 1964
- Cladorhiza nicoleae Castello-Branco, Hestetun, Rapp & Hajdu, 2016
- Cladorhiza oxeata Lundbeck, 1905
- Cladorhiza penniformis Göcke & Janussen, 2013
- Cladorhiza pentacrinus Dendy, 1887
- Cladorhiza pteron Reiswig & Lee, 2007
- Cladorhiza rectangularis Ridley & Dendy, 1887
- Cladorhiza scanlonae Goodwin, Berman, Downey & Hendry, 2017
- 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
- ^ Lehnert, H.; Watling, Les; Stone, R. (2005). "Cladorhiza corona sp. nov. (Porifera : Demospongiae : Cladorhizidae) from the Aleutian Islands (Alaska)". J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. U. K. 85: 1359–1366. doi:10.1017/s0025315405012531.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ 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.