Cladorhiza
# 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
