Chondrocladia concrescens

Chondrocladia concrescens
	1888 illustration by Agassiz
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Poecilosclerida
Family:	Cladorhizidae
Genus:	Chondrocladia
Subgenus:	Chondrocladia
Species:	C. concrescens
Binomial name
	Chondrocladia concrescens; (Schmidt, 1880)
Synonyms
	Cladorhiza concrescens Schmidt, 1880;

Chondrocladia concrescens (formerly Cladorhiza concrescens) is a species of deep-sea carnivorous sponge in the family Cladorhizidae. It is commonly known as the "ping pong tree sponge" due to its distinctive tree-like shape with multiple branches. The species is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean and can grow up to one meter in height.

^ Vacelet, J., van Soest, R. (2014). Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J (eds.). "Chondrocladia (Chondrocladia) concrescens (Schmidt, 1880)". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-04-30.

[1] Vacelet, J., van Soest, R. (2014). Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J (eds.). "Chondrocladia (Chondrocladia) concrescens (Schmidt, 1880)". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-04-30.

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