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Chondrocladia lyra

Sponges

Chondrocladia lyra, known as the lyre sponge or harp sponge, is a species of carnivorous deep sea sponge. It was first discovered off the California coast, living at depths of roughly 3,300 to 3,500 meters, by researchers Welton L. Lee, Henry M. Reiswig, William C. Austin and Lonny Lundsten of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Scientific Name
Chondrocladia lyra 3
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Demospongiae, Taxa
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Chondrocladia lyra

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Chondrocladia lyra (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

The Pacific Ocean

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Chondrocladia lyra (Wikipedia)Distribution: Pacific Ocean
Quote, Distribution: Pacific Ocean
Chondrocladia lyra has been found in the northeast Pacific Ocean, off the coast of northern California, at the Escanaba Ridge and the Monterey Canyon.
Sources
1. Chondrocladia lyra (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Chondrocladia lyra, also known as the lyre sponge or harp sponge, is a species of carnivorous deep-sea sponge first discovered off the Californian coast living at depths of 10,800-11,500 feet (3,300-3,500 m) by Welton L.
  • In Biome: Marine, Lead section
    Chondrocladia lyra, also known as the lyre sponge or harp sponge, is a species of carnivorous deep-sea sponge first discovered off the Californian coast living at depths of 10,800-11,500 feet (3,300-3,500 m) by Welton L.
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2. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Animalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Animals","language":"EN"},{"name":"Fauna","language":"EN"},{"name":"Animaux","language":"FR"}],"cites_listings":[]
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3. Wikipedia: Chondrocladia lyra
Wikipedia
4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Chondrocladia lyra
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 7189315, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 7189315, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Chondrocladia lyra
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Demospongiae, Taxon record
Quote, Child Taxon Of: Demospongiae, Taxon record
"class": "Demospongiae"
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GBIF: Chondrocladia lyra Lee, Reiswig, Austin & Lundsten, 2012
GBIFIn Group: Demosponges (Demospongiae), Species record
Quote, In Group: Demosponges (Demospongiae), Species record
class: Demospongiae
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