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Clionaidae

Wikipedia Abstract

Clionaidae is a family of demosponges which are found worldwide. This family is known for boring holes in calcareous material such as mollusc shells and corals, using both chemical and mechanical processes.
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Genus

Cervicornia (1)
Cliona (88)
Clionaopsis (1)
Clionolithes (1)
Cliothosa (7)
Dotona (2)
Entobia (8)
Pione (26)
Scolopes (3)
Spheciospongia (Loggerhead sponge) (38)
Spiroxya (10)
Volzia (3)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0