In contrast, the tropical sponge Cliona orientalis makes its living as an encrusting sponge, burrowing into a live coral’s skeleton and overgrowing it at the surface. Map showing the locations of video observations (stars, n=10) and specimen collections (open circles, n=2) of Chondrocladia lyra sp. nov. Contour lines are at 500 m depth intervals. For example, the deep-sea harp sponge Chondrocladia lyra is stationary but carnivorous, eating fish and crustaceans that swim into their vertical columns (see photos below). Typically, sponges feed by … Recently, a team of scientists discovered an unlikely new carnivorous species— the harp sponge (Chondrocladia lyra). A new carnivorous sponge, Chondrocladia lyra 261 Area of Detail 124°W 123°W 122°W 121°W Chondrocladia lyra ★ Video Observation O Collected Specimen Fig. C. lyra is called the harp sponge because its basic structure, called a vane, is shaped like a harp or lyre. Chondrocladia (Symmetrocladia) lyra adolah spesies spons nan tagolong dalam kelas Demospongiae.Spesies ko juo marupokan bagian dari genus Chondrocladia dan famili Cladorhizidae.Namo ilmiah spesies ko pertamo kali ditabikan pado taun 2012 dek Lee, Reiswig, Austin & Lundsten. Chondrocladia (Symmetrocladia) lyra (subsample from holotype), CASIZ18877, South Escanaba Ridge, CA, 2005-08-30, dive T-891-A2, 40.98°N, 127.49°W, 3318 m. Diagnosis. The Chondrocladia Lyra is more commonly known as the harp sponge because of its resemblance in shape to a classic harp or lyre. 1. nov., sp. You want weirder, loo up a picture of the ping pong tree sponge! The new species is named the harp sponge, or Chondrocladia lyra, because its basic structure is shaped like a lyre or harp.. 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 3,300 - 3,500 m by researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). The recently discovered harp sponge, Chondrocladia lyra, make not look like something you'd bring into the bathtub, but what it lacks in sponginess it more than makes up … This is the harp sponge (Chondrocladia lyra) that was discovered off the coast of Oregon, Washington state and Canada. Chondrocladia is a genus of carnivorous demosponges of the family Cladorhizidae. Neocladia was long considered a junior synonym, but has recently become accepted as a distinct genus. It lives in the trenches below 3000 m and represents just one of the carnivorous sponges. The Frogfish is a strange member of the anglerfish family extremely skilled at camouflage and mimicry. Chondrocladia (Symmetrocladia) lyra subgen. Recently, a team of scientists discovered an unlikely new carnivorous species— the harp sponge (Chondrocladia lyra). Each vane consists of a horizontal branch supporting several parallel, vertical branches. Oct 31, 2012 – Ten thousand feet below the ocean's surface, the seafloor is a dark, desolate, and dangerous place where even the most benign-looking creatures can be deadly predators. nov., is described from northeast Pacific sites at Escanaba Ridge and Monterey Canyon at depths of 3316–3399 m. Two retrieved specimens are described in detail, while variations are described in ten photographed or videotaped specimens.