Cladorhiza

Cladorhiza is a genus of carnivorous sponges, comprising around 40 species found in oceans around the world. Cladorhiza is the type genus of the family Cladorhizidae.

Description
Species of Cladorhiza occur in a diverse range of shapes, some ranging from globular to spherical to conical, with others attaining a tree-like or bush-like appearance. Many species have a narrow stalk or stem. Most species range from 2 to 12 cm in height, with a few attaining heights of 20 to 40 cm.

Species
As of 2014, 40 valid species of Cladorhiza are recognized. • Cladorhiza abyssicola Sars, 1872

• Cladorhiza acanthoxea Hestetun, Fourt, Vacelet, Boury-Esnault & Rapp, 2015

• Cladorhiza arctica Koltun, 1959

• Cladorhiza bathycrinoides Koltun, 1955

• Cladorhiza caillieti Lundsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2014

• Cladorhiza corallophila Göcke, Hestetun, Uhlir, Freiwald, Beuck & Janussen, 2016

• Cladorhiza corona Lehnert, Watling & Stone, 2005

• Cladorhiza corticocancellata Carter, 1876

• Cladorhiza depressa Kieschnick, 1896

• Cladorhiza diminuta Lopes & Hajdu, 2014

• Cladorhiza ephyrula Lévi, 1964

• Cladorhiza evae Lundsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2014

• Cladorhiza flosabyssi Topsent, 1909

• Cladorhiza fristedti (Lambe, 1900)

• Cladorhiza gelida Lundbeck, 1905

• Cladorhiza grimaldii Topsent, 1909

• Cladorhiza hubbsi Lundsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2017

• Cladorhiza iniquidentata Lundbeck, 1905

• Cladorhiza inversa Ridley & Dendy, 1886

• Cladorhiza kenchingtonae Hestetun, Tompkins-Macdonald & Rapp, 2017

• Cladorhiza kensmithi Lundsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2017

• Cladorhiza linearis Ridley & Dendy, 1886

• Cladorhiza longipinna Ridley & Dendy, 1886

• Cladorhiza mani Koltun, 1964

• Cladorhiza methanophila Vacelet & Boury-Esnault, 2002

• Cladorhiza mexicana Lundsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2017

• Cladorhiza microchela Lévi, 1964

• Cladorhiza mirabilis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)

• Cladorhiza moruliformis Ridley & Dendy, 1886

• Cladorhiza nematophora Lévi, 1964

• Cladorhiza nicoleae Castello-Branco, Hestetun, Rapp & Hajdu, 2016

• Cladorhiza oxeata Lundbeck, 1905

• Cladorhiza penniformis Göcke & Janussen, 2013

• Cladorhiza pentacrinus Dendy, 1887

• Cladorhiza pteron Reiswig & Lee, 2007

• Cladorhiza rectangularis Ridley & Dendy, 1887

• Cladorhiza scanlonae Goodwin, Berman, Downey & Hendry, 2017

• Cladorhiza schistochela Lévi, 1993

• Cladorhiza segonzaci Vacelet, 2006

• Cladorhiza septemdentalis Koltun, 1970

• Cladorhiza similis Ridley & Dendy, 1886

• Cladorhiza tenuisigma Lundbeck, 1905

• Cladorhiza thomsoni Topsent, 1909

• Cladorhiza tridentata Ridley & Dendy, 1886