Cliona viridis

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 Sarà, 1959; Cliona nigricans (Schmidt, 1862); Cliona suberea (Schmidt, 1862); Cliona tremitensis Sarà, 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;

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.

^ van Soest, Rob (2013). 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.). "Cliona viridis (Schmidt, 1862)". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-11-23.

[WoRMS-1] van Soest, Rob (2013). 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.). "Cliona viridis (Schmidt, 1862)". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-11-23.

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