Chondrocladia
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| Chondrocladia Fossil range: Pleistocene to Present[1] |
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Chondrocladia is a genus of sponges, that has been taxonomically classified in the family Cladorhizidae, order Poecilosclerida, class Demospongiae, and phylum Porifera).[2]
[edit] Carnivorous species
Chondrocladia gained media attention when a new species, a gourd-shaped carnivorous sponge, was featured in reports of finds off the coast of Antarctica.[3][4] Carnivorous sponges, which use hooked spicules to capture small crustaceans, have been known only since 1995, when Asbestopluma hypogea, another genus of the family Cladorhizidae, was identified in caves near Marseille, France.[5][6][7] It was one of 76 sponge species identified in the seas off Antarctica by the Antarctic Benthic Deep-Sea Biodiversity Project (ANDEEP) between 2002 and 2005,[8] aboard the German research vessel Polarstern.[9]
[edit] Species list
Known species of Chondrocladia include:
- Chondrocladia albatrossi
- Chondrocladia amphactis
- Chondrocladia antarctica
- Chondrocladia arctica
- Chondrocladia arenifera
- Chondrocladia asigmata
- Chondrocladia burtoni
- Chondrocladia clavata
- Chondrocladia concrescens
- Chondrocladia crinita
- Chondrocladia dichotoma
- Chondrocladia flabelliformis
- Chondrocladia gigantea
- Chondrocladia gracilis
- Chondrocladia levii
- Chondrocladia magna
- Chondrocladia michaelsarsii
- Chondrocladia multichela
- Chondrocladia nicolae
- Chondrocladia nucleus
- Chondrocladia pulvinata
- Chondrocladia scolionema
- Chondrocladia stipitata
- Chondrocladia vaceleti
- Chondrocladia verticillata
- Chondrocladia virgata
- Chondrocladia yatsui
[edit] References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (entry on Porifera)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560.
- ^ Catalog of Life, 2007 checklist.
- ^ Angelika Brandt et al., Nature 447 (7142) pp231-352, 2007.
- ^ Marine species suggest Antarctic "cradle of life" Yahoo! News, 2007-05-16, accessed 2007-05-16
- ^ Vacelet et al., Nature, v.373, 1/26/95
- ^ Carnivorous sponge.
- ^ Access Excellence at the National Health Museum.
- ^ Bizarre new deep-sea creatures found off Antarctica (2007-05-16). Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
- ^ John S. Pearse. Parenting practices of Antarctic sea urchins.
