Brown Variable Sponge Cliona varians

Classification

Clionaidae [family]

Cliona [genus] (8)

varians [species]

Classification

Clionaidae [family]

Cliona [genus] (8)

varians [species]

Names

English name	Brown Variable Sponge
Valid name	Cliona varians (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Synonym	Anthosigmella varians (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Porifera [phylum] Sponges
  - Demospongiae [class]
    - Heteroscleromorpha [subclass]
      - Clionaida [order]
        
        Clionaidae [family]
        
        Cliona Grant, 1826 [genus]
        
        Cliona varians (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) [species] Brown Variable Sponge