Cladorhizidae is a family of carnivorous demosponges. The sponges are carnivorous and prey on crustaceans and other small animals.
A species of was found to be bioluminescent.
Description
Genera The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera:
Abyssocladia Lévi, 1964 Abyssosdiskos Ekins, Erpenbeck, Goudie & Hooper, 2020 Asbestopluma Topsent, 1901 Axoniderma Ridley & Dendy, 1886 Bathytentacular Ekins, Erpenbeck, Goudie & Hooper, 2020Bathytentacular Ekins, Erpenbeck, Goudie & Hooper, 2020. On: WoRMS 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 Nullarbora Ekins, Erpenbeck, Goudie & Hooper, 2020Merrick Ekins, Dirk Erpenbeck, Lisa Goudie, John N. A. Hooper: New carnivorous sponges and allied species from the Great Australian Bight. In: ZooTaxa Volume 4878, No. 2. Jan 2021. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4878.2.2. Along with: Watch out they Bight! Three new Carnivorous sponges found in Great Australian Bight. On: scimex.org. 15 January 2021. Queensland Museum Media Release. Jacinta Bowler: Scientists Just Discovered 3 New Kinds of Carnivorous Sponge in The Deep Ocean. On: sciencealert. 18 January 2021.
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