''Cinachyra'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
sponge
Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), a basal clade and a sister taxon of the diploblasts. They are sessile filter feeders that are bound to the seabed, and a ...
belonging to the family
Tetillidae
Tetillidae is a family of marine sponges.
Tetillids are more or less spherical sponges (sometimes referred to as golf ball sponges) which are found commonly in all marine habitats at all depths throughout the world. They are especially common in ...
.
Species
There are four species recognized in the genus:
*''
Cinachyra antarctica''
(Carter, 1872)
*''
Cinachyra barbata''
Sollas, 1886
*''
Cinachyrella crassispicula''
(Lendenfeld, 1907)
*''
Cinachyra helena''
Rodriguez & Muricy, 2007
References
Bibliography
* Cristovao, A. J., Cenleno, J. A., & Collety, P. (2006). ''Bioaccumulation of metals in the Genus Cinachyra (Porifera) from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge''. Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, 9, 175.
External links
(ITIS)
Spirophorida
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