Cinachyra

Cinachyra
Cinachyra sp. (golf ball sponge)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Tetractinellida
Family:	Tetillidae
Genus:	Cinachyra (Sollas, 1886)
Synonyms
Cinochyra [lapsus]

Cinachyra is a genus of sponge belonging to the family Tetillidae.[1]

Species

There are four species recognized in the genus:

• Cinachyra antarctica (Carter, 1872)
• Cinachyra barbata Sollas, 1886
• Cinachyrella crassispicula (Lendenfeld, 1907)
• Cinachyra helena Rodriguez & Muricy, 2007

References

1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cinachyra antarctica (Carter, 1872)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2016-07-31.

Bibliography

• Cristovao, A. J., Cenleno, J. A., & Collety, P. (2006). Bioaccumulation of metals in the Genus Cinachyra (Porifera) from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, 9, 175.

External links

• [1] (ITIS)