Cliona patera
| Neptune's cup | |
|---|---|
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| Neptune's Cup | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Subclass: | Tetractinomorpha |
| Order: | Hadromerida |
| Family: | Clionaidae |
| Genus: | Cliona |
| Species: | C. patera |
| Binomial name | |
| Cliona patera Hardwicke, 1822[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
Cliona patera, commonly called Neptune's cup, is a species of demosponge in the family Clionaidae.[1]
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. The species was thought to be extinct since the early 1900s due to overharvesting, but live specimens were discovered in 2011 off the coast of Singapore.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 van Soest, R. (2014). R. W. M. Van Soest, N. Boury-Esnault, J. N. A. Hooper, K. Rützler, N. J. de Voogd, B. Alvarez de Glasby, E. Hajdu, A. B. Pisera, R. Manconi, C. Schoenberg, D. Janussen, K. R. Tabachnick, M. Klautau, B. Picton, M. Kelly & J. Vacelet, ed. "Cliona patera (Hardwicke, 1820)". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
- ↑ Lim Swee-Cheng, author of A Guide to Sponges of Singapore. "Flickr - Hardwicke, 1822. Pg 1.". Retrieved 2011-11-17.
- ↑ Platt, John R. (17 November 2011). "Amazing Neptune’s Cup Sponge Rediscovered in Singapore". Extinction Countdown blog. Scientific American. Retrieved 2011-11-17.