Brown Variable Sponge Cliona varians

Classification

Clionaidae [family]

Cliona [genus] (8)

varians [species]

Classification

Clionaidae [family]

Cliona [genus] (8)

varians [species]

Presence

Recorded on	Bonaire
	Saba Bank

Presence status	Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
	Indigenous (1) - Saba Bank

Publications

Kobluk, D.R., Soest, R.W.M. van 1989. Cavity-dwelling Sponges in a southern Caribbean coral reef and their paleontological implications. Bulletin of Marine Science 44(3): 1207-1235.
Miloslavich, P., Díaz, J.M., Klein, E., Alvarado, J.J., Díaz, C., Gobin, J., Escobar-Briones, E., Cruz-Motta, J.J., Weil, E., Cortés, J., Bastidas, A.C., Robertson, R., Zapata, F., Martín, A., Castillo, J., Kazandjian, A., Ortiz, M. 2010. Marine Biodiversity in the Caribbean: Regional Estimates and Distribution Patterns. PLoS ONE. [link]
Thacker, R.W., Díaz, M.C., Voogd, N.J. de, Soest, R.W.M. van, Freeman, C.J., Mobley, A.S., LaPietra, J., Cope, K., McKenna S. 2010. Preliminary assessment of sponge biodiversity on Saba Bank, Netherlands Antilles. PLoS ONE 5(5): 5. [link]