Coral Encrusting Sponge Cliona caribbaea

Classification

Clionaidae [family]

Cliona [genus] (8)

caribbaea [species]

Classification

Clionaidae [family]

Cliona [genus] (8)

caribbaea [species]

Names

English name	Coral Encrusting Sponge
Valid name	Cliona caribbaea Carter, 1882
Synonym	Cliona langae Pang, 1973

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Porifera [phylum] Sponges
  - Demospongiae [class]
    - Heteroscleromorpha [subclass]
      - Clionaida [order]
        
        Clionaidae [family]
        
        Cliona Grant, 1826 [genus]
        
        Cliona caribbaea Carter, 1882 [species] Coral Encrusting Sponge