Cliona viridis

Cliona viridis, commonly called the green boring sponge, is a species of demosponge in the family Clionaidae. Its form varies according to the nature of the surface on which it grows. In limestone and other calcareous substrates it excavates channels and chambers while on other types of rock it encrusts the surface or forms massive structures. It is native to the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea and the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Cliona viridis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Clionaida
Family: Clionaidae
Genus: Cliona
Species:
C. viridis
Binomial name
Cliona viridis
(Schmidt, 1862)
Synonyms
List
  • Cliona copiosa SarĂ , 1959
  • Cliona nigricans (Schmidt, 1862)
  • Cliona suberea (Schmidt, 1862)
  • Cliona tremitensis SarĂ , 1961
  • Osculina polystomella Schmidt, 1868
  • Papillella suberea (Schmidt, 1862)
  • Papillina nigricans Schmidt, 1862
  • Papillina suberea Schmidt, 1862
  • Taguilla nigricans (Schmidt, 1862)
  • Tapiliata nigricans (Schmidt, 1862)
  • Tapiliata suberea (Schmidt, 1862)
  • Vioa viridis Schmidt, 1862
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