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Class: Demospongiae
Order: Clionaida
Family: Clionaidae Boring sponges

Genus: Cliona

(See list of species below)

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33 species (see list below)
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Cliona abyssorum
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Cliona albimarginata
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Cliona aprica
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Cliona arenosa
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Cliona argus
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Cliona californiana
[California boring horny sponge]
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Max. Length 0.2 cm OT
 
Cliona caribbaea
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Max. Length 30 cm WD
 
Cliona celata
[Pumpkin colored sponge]
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Cliona chilensis
[Boring pumpkin sponge]
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Cliona delitrix
[Red boring sponge]
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Cliona dichotoma
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Cliona ensifera
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Cliona euryphylle
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Cliona favus
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Cliona jullieni
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Cliona kempi
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Cliona langae
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Cliona levispira
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Cliona liangae
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Cliona lobata
[Lobate boring horny sponge]
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Cliona mucronata
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Cliona orientalis
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Pauly, Daniel

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm WD
Cliona patera(Hardwicke, 1822)

Photo by Pauly, Daniel
 
Cliona patera
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Cliona pruvoti
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Cliona raphida
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Cliona schmidti
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Cliona tenuis
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Cliona undulata
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Cliona utricularis
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Cliona valentis
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Cliona varians
[Brown variable sponge]
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Cliona vermifera
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Coudre, Christian

Western Central Pacific,

Cliona viridis(Schmidt, 1862)

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Cliona viridis
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