Cinachyra Barbata
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''Cinachyra'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through t ...
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 ''Cinachyra antarctica'' is a species of antarctic sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies ...
'' (Carter, 1872) *'' Cinachyra barbata'' Sollas, 1886 *'' Cinachyrella crassispicula'' (Lendenfeld, 1907) *'' Cinachyra helena'' Rodriguez & Muricy, 2007


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* 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. Spirophorida {{demosponge-stub