Cladorhiza

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.

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

See text

Synonyms
List
  • Axoniderma Ridley & Dendy, 1887
  • Cladorrhiza [lapsus]
  • Exaxinata Laubenfels, 1936
  • Raoa Laubenfels, 1936
  • Trochoderma Ridley & Dendy, 1886

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, 2015
  • Cladorhiza arctica Koltun, 1959
  • Cladorhiza bathycrinoides Koltun, 1955
  • Cladorhiza caillieti Lundsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2014
  • Cladorhiza corallophila Göcke, Hestetun, Uhlir, Freiwald, Beuck & Janussen, 2016
  • 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 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
  1. 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.
  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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