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]

Cladorhizidae
Representatives of the diversity of forms in Cladorhizidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Poecilosclerida
Family: Cladorhizidae
Dendy, 1922[1]
Genera
See text

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
  • Asbestopluma Topsent, 1901
  • 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

References
  1. van Soest, Rob (2013). "Cladorhizidae Dendy, 1922". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  2. 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.


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