''Cinachyrella'' 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 marine

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 ...

s in the

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

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 ...

. A number of Cinachyra species have been moved into Cinachyrella.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Cinachyrella'': * '' Cinachyrella albabidens'' Lendenfeld, 1907 * '' Cinachyrella albaobtusa'' Lendenfeld, 1907 * '' Cinachyrella albatridens'' Lendenfeld, 1907 * '' Cinachyrella alloclada'' Uliczka, 1929 * '' Cinachyrella anatriaenilla'' Fernandez, Kelly & Bell, 2017 * '' Cinachyrella anomala'' Dendy, 1905 * '' Cinachyrella apion'' Uliczka, 1929 * '' Cinachyrella arabica'' Carter, 1869 * '' Cinachyrella arenosa'' van Soest & Stentoft, 1988 * '' Cinachyrella australiensis'' Carter, 1886 * '' Cinachyrella australis'' Lendenfeld, 1888 * '' Cinachyrella cavernosa'' Lamarck, 1815 * '' Cinachyrella cavernosa'' sensu Burton, 1959 * '' Cinachyrella clavaeformis'' Fernandez, Rodriguez, Santos, Pinheiro & Muricy, 2018 * '' Cinachyrella clavigera'' Hentschel, 1912 * '' Cinachyrella crustata'' Wilson, 1925 * '' Cinachyrella desqueyrouxae'' Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 * '' Cinachyrella enigmatica'' Burton, 1934 * '' Cinachyrella eurystoma'' Keller, 1891 * '' Cinachyrella globulosa'' Gray, 1873 * '' Cinachyrella hamata'' Lendenfeld, 1907 * '' Cinachyrella hirsuta'' Dendy, 1889 * '' Cinachyrella ibis'' Row, 1911 * '' Cinachyrella kuekenthali'' Uliczka, 1929 * '' Cinachyrella lacerata'' Bösraug, 1913 * '' Cinachyrella levantinensis'' Vacelet, Bitar, Carteron, Zibrowius & Perez, 2007 * '' Cinachyrella macellata'' Sollas, 1886 * '' Cinachyrella malaccensis'' (Sollas, 1902) * '' Cinachyrella mertoni'' Hentschel, 1912 * '' Cinachyrella minuta'' Wilson, 1902 * '' Cinachyrella novaezealandiae'' Brøndsted, 1924 * '' Cinachyrella nuda'' Hentschel, 1912 * '' Cinachyrella paterifera'' Wilson, 1925 * '' Cinachyrella phacoides'' Hentschel, 1911 * '' Cinachyrella porosa'' (Lendenfeld, 1888) * '' Cinachyrella robusta'' Carter, 1887 * '' Cinachyrella schulzei'' Keller, 1891 * '' Cinachyrella strongylophora'' Fernandez, Rodriguez, Santos, Pinheiro & Muricy, 2018 * '' Cinachyrella tarentina'' Pulitzer-Finali, 1983 * '' Cinachyrella tenuiviolacea'' Pulitzer-Finali, 1982 * '' Cinachyrella trochiformis'' Keller, 1891 * '' Cinachyrella unjinensis'' Shim & Sim, 2010 * '' Cinachyrella uteoides'' Dendy, 1924 * '' Cinachyrella vaccinata'' Dendy, 1922

References

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