Cladorhizidae
Cladorhizidae is a family of demosponges 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.[2]
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| Representatives of the diversity of forms in Cladorhizidae | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Poecilosclerida |
| Family: | Cladorhizidae Dendy, 1922[1] |
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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:[1]
- Abyssocladia Lévi, 1964[3]
- Abyssosdiskos Ekins, Erpenbeck, Goudie & Hooper, 2020
- Asbestopluma Topsent, 1901
- Axoniderma Ridley & Dendy, 1886[3]
- Bathytentacular Ekins, Erpenbeck, Goudie & Hooper, 2020[3][4]
- Cercicladia Rios, Kelly & Vacelet, 2011
- Chondrocladia Thomson, 1873
- Cladorhiza Sars, 1872
- Euchelipluma Topsent, 1909
- Koltunicladia Hestetun, Vacelet, Boury-Esnault, Borchiellini, Kelly, Rios, Cristobo & Rapp, 2016
- Lollipocladia Vacelet, 2008
- Lycopodina Lundbeck, 1905[3]
- Nullarbora Ekins, Erpenbeck, Goudie & Hooper, 2020[3]
References
- van Soest, Rob (2013). "Cladorhizidae Dendy, 1922". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- Hestetun, Jon Thomassen; Rapp, Hans Tore; Xavier, Joana (2017-03-01). "Carnivorous sponges (Porifera, Cladorhizidae) from the Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge seamounts". Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 137: 166–189. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2016.03.004. ISSN 0967-0645.
- 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.
- Bathytentacular Ekins, Erpenbeck, Goudie & Hooper, 2020. On: WoRMS
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