Cliona is a genus of demosponges in the family Clionaidae.[1] It contains about eighty described species.

Cliona
Cliona celeta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Clionaida
Family: Clionaidae
Genus: Cliona
Grant, 1826
Species

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Synonyms
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  • Anthosigmella Topsent, 1918
  • Bernatia Rosell & Uriz, 1997
  • Delaubenfelsia Dickinson, 1945
  • Euryphylle Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Idomon Gray, 1867
  • Osculina Schmidt, 1868
  • Papillella Vosmaer, 1885
  • Papillina Schmidt, 1862
  • Poterion Schlegel, 1858
  • Pronax Gray, 1867
  • Raphyrus Bowerbank, 1862
  • Rhaphiophora Gray, 1867
  • Rhaphyrus Bowerbank, 1864
  • Sapline Gray, 1867
  • Spongia (Poterion) Schlegel, 1858
  • Taguilla Bowerbank, 1874
  • Tapiliata Bowerbank, 1874
  • Vioa Nardo, 1839

Species

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Species in this genus include:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cliona Grant, 1826". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-25.