''Cliona'' is a
genus
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of
demosponges in the
family
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Clionaidae
Clionaidae is a family of demosponges which are found worldwide. This family is known for parasitically boring holes in calcareous material such as mollusc shells and corals, using both chemical and mechanical processes.Brusca, R.C. & Brusca, G. ...
.
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''
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''
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 celata'', occasionally called the boring sponge, is a species of demosponge belonging the family Clionaidae.Hansson, H.G. (Comp.), 1999. NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian marine Porifera (Spongiaria) Check-
List. Internet p ...
''
Grant, 1826
* ''
Cliona chilensis''
Thiele, 1905
* ''
Cliona delitrix''
Pang, 1973
* ''
Cliona desimoni''
Bavestrello, Calcinai & Sarà, 1995
* ''
Cliona dioryssa''
(de Laubenfels, 1950)
* ''
Cliona dissimilis''
Ridley & Dendy, 1886
* ''
Cliona diversityla''
Sarà, 1978
* ''
Cliona dubbia''
(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
''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 ...
''
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''
Pang, 1973
* ''
Cliona lesueuri''
Topsent, 1888
* ''
Cliona liangae''
Calcinai, Bavestrello & Cerrano, 2005
* ''
Cliona lisa''
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''
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''
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''
(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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