Cladorhizidae is a family of
demosponge
Demosponges (Demospongiae) are the most diverse class in the phylum Porifera. They include 76.2% of all species of sponges with nearly 8,800 species worldwide (World Porifera Database). They are sponges with a soft body that covers a har ...
s 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.''
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:
[
*'']Abyssocladia
''Abyssocladia'' is a genus of the family Cladorhizidae
Cladorhizidae is a family of demosponge
Demosponges (Demospongiae) are the most diverse class in the phylum Porifera. They include 76.2% of all species of sponges with nearly 8, ...
'' Lévi, 1964Asbestopluma
''Asbestopluma'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Cladorhizidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the wor ...
'' Topsent, 1901
*''Axoniderma
''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
Cladorhizidae is a family of demosponge
Demosponges (Demospo ...
'' Ridley & Dendy, 1886
On: WoRMS
*''
Cercicladia''
Rios, Kelly & Vacelet, 2011
*''
Chondrocladia''
Thomson, 1873
*''
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
Cladorhizidae is a family of demosponge
Demosponges (Demospo ...
''
Sars, 1872
*''
Euchelipluma''
Topsent, 1909
*''
Koltunicladia''
Hestetun, Vacelet, Boury-Esnault, Borchiellini, Kelly, Rios, Cristobo & Rapp, 2016
*''
Lollipocladia''
Vacelet, 2008
*''
Lycopodina''
Lundbeck, 1905
*''
Nullarbora''
Ekins, Erpenbeck, Goudie & Hooper, 2020[Merrick Ekins, Dirk Erpenbeck, Lisa Goudie, John N. A. Hooper]
New carnivorous sponges and allied species from the Great Australian Bight
In: ZooTaxa Volume 4878, No. 2. Jan 2021. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4878.2.2. Along with:
Watch out they Bight! Three new Carnivorous sponges found in Great Australian Bight
On: scimex.org. 15 January 2021. Queensland Museum Media Release.
* Jacinta Bowler
Scientists Just Discovered 3 New Kinds of Carnivorous Sponge in The Deep Ocean
On: sciencealert. 18 January 2021.
References
Sponge families
{{demosponge-stub