Chondrocladia turbiformis

Chondrocladia turbiformis is a recently discovered species of carnivorous sponge.[1][2]

Chondrocladia turbiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Poecilosclerida
Family: Cladorhizidae
Genus: Chondrocladia
Subgenus: Meliiderma
Species:
C. turbiformis
Binomial name
Chondrocladia turbiformis
Vacelet, Kelly & Schlacher-Hoenlinger, 2009

References

  1. "Killer Sponge". International Institute For Species Exploration. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  2. J. Vacelet, M. Kelly & M. Schlacher-Hoenlinger (2009). "Two new species of Chondrocladia (Demospongiae: Cladorhizidae) with a new spicule type from the deep south Pacific, and a discussion of the genus Meliiderma" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2073: 57–68.


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