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Clionaidae

Clionaidae is a family of ectoparasitic demosponges which are found worldwide. This group of sponges are well known for boring holes in calcareous material such as mollusc shells and coral skeletons, using both chemical and mechanical processes.

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Clionaidae
Modern clionaid borings in an oyster shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Clionaida
Family: Clionaidae
d'Orbigny, 1851
Genera

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Synonyms
  • Clionidae d'Orbigny, 1851

Clionaidae is a family of ectoparasitic demosponges which are found worldwide.1 This group of sponges are well known for boring holes in calcareous material such as mollusc shells and coral skeletons, using both chemical and mechanical processes.23

Genera

Genera within this family include:1

  • Cervicornia Rützler & Hooper, 2000
  • Cliona Grant, 1826
  • Clionaopsis Rützler, 2002
  • Cliothosa Topsent, 1905
  • Dotona Carter, 1880
  • Pione Gray, 1867
  • Scolopes Sollas, 1888
  • Spheciospongia Marshall, 1892
  • Spiroxya Topsent, 1896
  • Volzia Rosell & Uriz, 1997
References

References

  1. van Soest, R. (2013). "Clionaidae d'Orbigny, 1851". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  2. Brusca, R.C. & Brusca, G.J. 2002. Invertebrates Second Edition Sinauer Associates. ISBN 0-87893-097-3
  3. Hooper J.N & van Soest R.W.M.(eds). 2002. Systema Porifera: A Guide to the Classification of Sponges Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York