Description
General:
These white sponges are made up of multiple harp-shaped structures (vanes); branches with terminal balls.
Geographic Information
Published depth range:
3317 - 3503 m
Ocean range (global):
Northern California.
Habitat description:
Benthic.
Additional Information
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Lee, W.L., H.M. Reiswig, W.C. Austin, and L. Lundsten (2012). An extraordinary new carnivorous sponge, Chondrocladia lyra, in the new subgenus Symmetrocladia (Demospongiae, Cladorhizidae), from off of northern California, USA. Invertebrate Biology, 131: 259-284. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ivb.12001
Citation:
Chondrocladia (Symmetrocladia) lyra
(Lee, Reiswig, Austin, Lundsten, 2012) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Chondrocladia%20(Symmetrocladia)%20lyra. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-20.