Cliona
Encyclopedia
Cliona is a genus
of demosponge
in the family
Clionaidae
. It contains about eighty described species.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of demosponge
Demosponge
The Demospongiae are the largest class in the phylum Porifera. Their "skeletons" are made of spicules consisting of fibers of the protein spongin, the mineral silica, or both. Where spicules of silica are present, they have a different shape from those in the otherwise similar glass sponges...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Clionaidae
Clionaidae
Clionaidae is a family of demosponges which are known worldwide. This family is known for boring holes in calcareous material such as mollusc shells and corals, using both chemical and mechanical processes,.-Genera:Genera within this family include:...
. It contains about eighty described species.
Species
Species in this genus include:- Cliona aethiopicus Burton, 1932
- Cliona albimarginata Calcinai, Bavestrello & Cerrano, 2005
- Cliona amplicavata Rützler, 1974
- Cliona annulifera Annandale, 1915
- Cliona aprica Pang, 1973
- Cliona arenosa (Schmidt, 1870)
- Cliona argus Thiele, 1898
- Cliona barbadensis Holmes, 2000
- Cliona burtoni Topsent, 1932
- Cliona caesia (Schönberg, 2000)
- Cliona caledoniae van Soest & Beglinger, 2009
- Cliona californianaCliona californianaCliona californiana is a species of demosponge belonging the family Clionaidae....
de Laubenfels, 1932 - Cliona caribbaea Carter, 1882
- Cliona carteri (Ridley, 1881)
- Cliona celataCliona celataCliona celata, occasionally called the Red Boring Sponge, is a species of demosponge belonging the family Clionaidae. It is found worldwide. This sponge creates round holes up to 5 cm in diameter in limestone or the shells of molluscs, especially oysters...
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 duvernoysii (Duchassaing, 1850)
- Cliona ecaudis Topsent, 1932
- Cliona ensifera Sollas, 1878
- Cliona euryphylle Topsent, 1888
- Cliona favus 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 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 michelini Topsent, 1887
- Cliona microstrongylata Carballo & Cruz-Barra, 2005
- Cliona millepunctata Hancock, 1849
- Cliona minuscula Schönberg, Grass & Heiermann, 2006
- Cliona mucronata Sollas, 1878
- Cliona mussae (Keller, 1891)
- Cliona nodulosa Calcinai, Cerrano, Sarà & Bavestrello, 2000
- Cliona orientalis Thiele, 1900
- Cliona papillae Carballo, Cruz-Barra & Gomez, 2004
- Cliona parenzani Corriero & Scalera-Liaci, 1997
- Cliona pateraCliona pateraCliona patera, commonly called Neptune's cup, is a species of demosponge in the family Clionaidae.Among the larger known sponges at up to a meter in height and width, the common name Neptune's cup refers to its characteristic wine glass shape and the Roman god of the sea...
(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 rubra
- Cliona schmidti (Ridley, 1881)
- Cliona spissaspira Corriero & Nonnis Marzano, 2006
- Cliona strombi (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
- Cliona subulata Sollas, 1878
- Cliona tenuis Zea & Weil, 2003
- Cliona thoosina Topsent, 1888
- Cliona tinctoria Schönberg, 2000
- Cliona topsenti (Lendenfeld, 1897)
- 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)
- Cliona de Paor (b., 1989)