''Cliona'' is a
genus
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of
demosponge
Demosponges or common sponges are sponges of the class Demospongiae (from + ), the most diverse group in the phylum Porifera which include greater than 90% of all extant sponges with nearly 8,800 species
A species () is often de ...
s in the
family
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Clionaidae
Clionaidae is a family of ectoparasitic demosponges which are found worldwide. This group of sponges are well known for boring holes in calcareous material such as mollusc shells and coral
Corals are colonial marine invertebrates within the ...
.
It contains about eighty described species.
Species
Species in this genus include:
* ''
Cliona acephala''
Zea & López-Victoria, 2016
* ''
Cliona adriatica''
Calcinai, Bavestrello, Cuttone & Cerrano, 2011
* ''
Cliona aethiopicus''
Burton, 1932
* ''
Cliona albimarginata
''Cliona'' is a genus of demosponges in the family Clionaidae. It contains about eighty described species.
Species
Species in this genus include:
* '' Cliona acephala'' Zea & López-Victoria, 2016
* '' Cliona adriatica'' Calcinai, Bavestrello, ...
''
Calcinai, Bavestrello & Cerrano, 2005
* ''
Cliona amplicavata''
Rützler, 1974
* ''
Cliona annulifera''
Annandale, 1915
* ''
Cliona aprica''
Pang, 1973
* ''
Cliona argus''
Thiele, 1898
* ''
Cliona barbadensis''
Holmes, 2000
* ''
Cliona burtoni''
Topsent, 1932
* ''
Cliona caesia''
(Schönberg, 2000)
* ''
Cliona caledoniae''
van Soest & Beglinger, 2009
* ''
Cliona californiana
''Cliona californiana'', the yellow boring sponge, boring sponge or sulphur sponge, is a species of demosponge belonging to the family Clionaidae. It is native to the north-eastern Pacific Ocean and burrows into the shell valves of bivalve mollus ...
''
de Laubenfels, 1932
* ''
Cliona caribbaea
''Cliona'' is a genus of demosponges in the family Clionaidae. It contains about eighty described species.
Species
Species in this genus include:
* '' Cliona acephala'' Zea & López-Victoria, 2016
* '' Cliona adriatica'' Calcinai, Bavestrello, ...
''
Carter, 1882
* ''
Cliona carteri''
(Ridley, 1881)
* ''
Cliona celata
''Cliona'' is a genus of demosponge
Demosponges or common sponges are sponges of the class Demospongiae (from + ), the most diverse group in the phylum Porifera which include greater than 90% of all extant sponges with nearly 8,80 ...
''
Grant, 1826
* ''
Cliona chilensis''
Thiele, 1905
* ''
Cliona delitrix
''Cliona delitrix'' is a species of burrowing demosponge belonging to the family Clionaidae. It is found in shallow water in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
Description
''Cliona delitrix'' is a burrowing sponge that is also encrustin ...
''
Pang, 1973
* ''
Cliona desimoni
''Cliona'' is a genus of demosponges in the family Clionaidae. It contains about eighty described species.
Species
Species in this genus include:
* '' Cliona acephala'' Zea & López-Victoria, 2016
* '' Cliona adriatica'' Calcinai, Bavestrello, ...
''
Bavestrello, Calcinai & Sarà, 1995
* ''
Cliona dioryssa
''Cliona'' is a genus of demosponges in the family Clionaidae. It contains about eighty described species.
Species
Species in this genus include:
* '' Cliona acephala'' Zea & López-Victoria, 2016
* '' Cliona adriatica'' Calcinai, Bavestrello, ...
''
(de Laubenfels, 1950)
* ''
Cliona dissimilis
''Cliona'' is a genus of demosponges in the family Clionaidae. It contains about eighty described species.
Species
Species in this genus include:
* '' Cliona acephala'' Zea & López-Victoria, 2016
* '' Cliona adriatica'' Calcinai, Bavestrello, ...
''
Ridley & Dendy, 1886
* ''
Cliona diversityla
''Cliona'' is a genus of demosponges in the family Clionaidae. It contains about eighty described species.
Species
Species in this genus include:
* '' Cliona acephala'' Zea & López-Victoria, 2016
* '' Cliona adriatica'' Calcinai, Bavestrello, ...
''
Sarà, 1978
* ''
Cliona dubbia
''Cliona'' is a genus of demosponges in the family Clionaidae. It contains about eighty described species.
Species
Species in this genus include:
* '' Cliona acephala'' Zea & López-Victoria, 2016
* '' Cliona adriatica'' Calcinai, Bavestrello, ...
''
(Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
* ''
Cliona ecaudis
''Cliona'' is a genus of demosponges in the family Clionaidae. It contains about eighty described species.
Species
Species in this genus include:
* '' Cliona acephala'' Zea & López-Victoria, 2016
* '' Cliona adriatica'' Calcinai, Bavestrello, ...
''
Topsent, 1932
* ''
Cliona ensifera
''Cliona'' is a genus of demosponges in the family Clionaidae. It contains about eighty described species.
Species
Species in this genus include:
* '' Cliona acephala'' Zea & López-Victoria, 2016
* '' Cliona adriatica'' Calcinai, Bavestrello, ...
''
Sollas, 1878
* ''
Cliona euryphylle
''Cliona'' is a genus of demosponges in the family Clionaidae. It contains about eighty described species.
Species
Species in this genus include:
* '' Cliona acephala'' Zea & López-Victoria, 2016
* '' Cliona adriatica'' Calcinai, Bavestrello, ...
''
Topsent, 1888
* ''
Cliona favus
''Cliona'' is a genus of demosponges in the family Clionaidae. It contains about eighty described species.
Species
Species in this genus include:
* '' Cliona acephala'' Zea & López-Victoria, 2016
* '' Cliona adriatica'' Calcinai, Bavestrello, ...
''
Calcinai, Bavestrello & Cerrano, 2005
* ''
Cliona flavifodina''
Rützler, 1974
* ''
Cliona infrafoliata''
(Thiele, 1898)
* ''
Cliona insidiosa''
Hancock, 1849
* ''
Cliona janitrix''
Topsent, 1932
* ''
Cliona johannae''
Topsent, 1932
* ''
Cliona johnstoni''
(Carter, 1886)
* ''
Cliona jullieni''
Topsent, 1891
* ''
Cliona kempi''
Annandale, 1915
* ''
Cliona labiata''
(Keller, 1880)
* ''
Cliona langae''
Pang, 1973
* ''
Cliona latens''
(Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
* ''
Cliona laticavicola
''Cliona'' is a genus of demosponges in the family (biology), family Clionaidae. It contains about eighty described species.
Species
Species in this genus include:
* ''Cliona acephala'' Zea & López-Victoria, 2016
* ''Cliona adriatica'' Calcin ...
''
Pang, 1973
* ''
Cliona lesueuri''
Topsent, 1888
* ''
Cliona liangae''
Calcinai, Bavestrello & Cerrano, 2005
* ''
Cliona lisa
''Cliona'' is a genus of demosponges in the family Clionaidae. It contains about eighty described species.
Species
Species in this genus include:
* '' Cliona acephala'' Zea & López-Victoria, 2016
* '' Cliona adriatica'' Calcinai, Bavestrello, ...
''
Cuartas, 1991
* ''
Cliona lobata''
Hancock, 1849
* ''
Cliona macgeachi''
Holmes, 2000
* ''
Cliona medinae''
Cruz-Barraza, Carballo, Bautista-Guerrero & Nava, 2011
* ''
Cliona michelini''
Topsent, 1887
* ''
Cliona microstrongylata''
Carballo & Cruz-Barra, 2005
* ''
Cliona millepunctata
''Cliona'' is a genus of demosponges in the family Clionaidae. It contains about eighty described species.
Species
Species in this genus include:
* '' Cliona acephala'' Zea & López-Victoria, 2016
* '' Cliona adriatica'' Calcinai, Bavestrello, ...
''
Hancock, 1849
* ''
Cliona minuscula''
Schönberg, Grass & Heiermann, 2006
* ''
Cliona mucronata''
Sollas, 1878
* ''
Cliona nodulosa''
Calcinai, Cerrano, Sarà & Bavestrello, 2000
* ''
Cliona orientalis
''Cliona orientalis'' is a species of demosponge in the family Clionaidae. It occurs in the Indo-Pacific region and is a bioeroding species, with various specialisations for living on and inside calcareous substrates such as massive corals and ...
''
Thiele, 1900
* ''
Cliona papillae
''Cliona'' is a genus of demosponges in the family Clionaidae. It contains about eighty described species.
Species
Species in this genus include:
* '' Cliona acephala'' Zea & López-Victoria, 2016
* '' Cliona adriatica'' Calcinai, Bavestrello, ...
''
Carballo, Cruz-Barra & Gomez, 2004
* ''
Cliona parenzani''
Corriero & Scalera-Liaci, 1997
* ''
Cliona patera''
(Hardwicke, 1822)
* ''
Cliona paucispina''
Rützler, 1974
* ''
Cliona peponacea''
Pang, 1973
* ''
Cliona phallica''
Leidy, 1889
* ''
Cliona pocillopora''
Bautista-Guerrero, Carballo, Cruz-Barraza & Nava, 2006
* ''
Cliona radiata''
Hancock, 1849
* ''
Cliona raphida'' Boury-Esnault, 1973
* ''
Cliona raromicrosclera
''Cliona'' is a genus of demosponges in the family Clionaidae. It contains about eighty described species.
Species
Species in this genus include:
* '' Cliona acephala'' Zea & López-Victoria, 2016
* '' Cliona adriatica'' Calcinai, Bavestrello, ...
''
(Dickinson, 1945)
* ''
Cliona reticulata''
Ise & Fujita, 2005
* ''
Cliona rhodensis''
Rützler & Bromley, 1981
* ''
Cliona schmidti'' (Ridley, 1881)
* ''
Cliona spissaspira''
Corriero & Nonnis Marzano, 2006
* ''
Cliona subulata''
Sollas, 1878
* ''
Cliona tenuis''
Zea & Weil, 2003
* ''
Cliona thomasi''
Mote, Schönberg, Samaai, Gupta, Ingole, 2019
* ''
Cliona thoosina''
Topsent, 1888
* ''
Cliona tinctoria''
Schönberg, 2000
* ''
Cliona topsenti''
(Lendenfeld, 1897)
* ''
Cliona tropicalis''
Cruz-Barraza, Carballo, Bautista-Guerrero & Nava, 2011
* ''
Cliona tumula''
Friday, Poppell & Hill, 2013
* ''
Cliona undulata''
(George & Wilson, 1919)
* ''
Cliona utricularis''
Calcinai, Bavestrello & Cerrano, 2005
* ''
Cliona valentis''
(de Laubenfels, 1957)
* ''
Cliona vallartense''
Carballo, Cruz-Barraza & Gomez, 2004
* ''
Cliona varians''
(Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
* ''
Cliona vermifera''
Hancock, 1867
* ''
Cliona viridis''
(Schmidt, 1862)
References
Hadromerida
Sponge genera
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