Cinachyra

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Cinachyra sp. (Golf Ball Sponge).jpg

| image_alt = "Cinachyra" sp. (golf ball sponge)

| image_caption = Cinachyra sp. (golf ball sponge)

| taxon = Cinachyra

| authority = (Sollas, 1886)

| synonyms = * Cinochyra [lapsus]

}}

Cinachyra is a genus of sponge belonging to the family Tetillidae.{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=171285|title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cinachyra antarctica (Carter, 1872)|publisher=marinespecies.org|access-date=2016-07-31}}

Species

There are four species recognized in the genus:

Cinachyra antarctica (Carter, 1872)
Cinachyra barbata Sollas, 1886
Cinachyrella crassispicula (Lendenfeld, 1907)
Cinachyra helena Rodriguez & Muricy, 2007

References

Bibliography

Cristovao, A. J., Cenleno, J. A., & Collety, P. (2006). Bioaccumulation of metals in the Genus Cinachyra (Porifera) from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, 9, 175.

External links

[https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=48606 ] (ITIS)

Category:Spirophorida