Cladorhiza caillieti is a carnivorous sponge of the family Cladorhizidae described in 2014 from specimens collected from the Juan de Fuca Ridge off the coast of Vancouver Island. It feeds on small crustaceans such as amphipods and copepods.[2] C. caillieti is an elongate, bottlebrush-shaped sponge with filaments projecting from a main stem, and ranges from 7 to 9 cm in height. The specific epithet honors Dr. Gregor M. Cailliet of the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Poecilosclerida |
| Family: | Cladorhizidae |
| Genus: | Cladorhiza |
| Species: | C. caillieti
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| Binomial name | |
| Cladorhiza caillieti Lundsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2014[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b Lundsten, Lonny; Reiswig, Henry M.; Austin, William C. (2014). "Four new species of Cladorhizidae (Porifera, Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida) from the Northeast Pacific". Zootaxa. 3786 (2): 101–123. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3786.2.1. PMID 24869529.
- ^ The Canadian Press (April 18, 2014). "4 new species of 'killer' sponges discovered off Pacific coast". CBC News. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
External links
edit- Vacelet, J. (2014). Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J (eds.). "Cladorhiza caillieti Lundsten, Reiswig & Austin, 2014". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
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