Species

Cliona californiana (California boring sponge)

Cliona californiana. Photo: (c) als93, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cliona californiana, the yellow boring sponge, boring sponge or sulphur sponge, is a species of demosponge belonging the family Clionaidae. It is native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean and burrows into the shell valves of bivalve molluscs.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Porifera (Sponges)
    - Class: Demospongiae (Demosponges)
      - Subclass: Heteroscleromorpha
        Order: Clionaida
        Family: Clionaidae (Boring sponges)
        Genus: Cliona
        Species: Cliona californiana (California boring sponge)

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