Deep-Sea taxon details
Chondrocladia (Chondrocladia) grandis (Verrill, 1879)
1023293 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1023293)
accepted
Species
Chondrocladia (Chondrocladia) arctica (Hansen, 1885) · unaccepted
Chondrocladia gigantea (Hansen, 1885) · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Chondrocladia grandis (Verrill, 1879) · alternative representation
Cladorhiza grandis Verrill, 1879 · unaccepted
Desmacidon arcticum Hansen, 1885 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Desmacidon clavatum Hansen, 1885 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Desmacidon nucleus Hansen, 1885 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cladorhiza grandis Verrill, 1879) Verrill, A. E. (1879). Notice of recent additions to the marine invertebrata of the northeastern coast of America, with descriptions of new genera and species and critical remarks on others. Part I. Annelida, Gephyraea, Nemertina, Nematoda, Polyzoa, Tunicata, Mollusca, Anthozoa, Echinodermata, Porifera. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 2: 165–205., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7303133
page(s): 204 [details]
page(s): 204 [details]
Lectotype (of Cladorhiza grandis Verrill, 1879) USNM...
Lectotype (of Cladorhiza grandis Verrill, 1879) USNM 8462, geounit Scotian Shelf [details]
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Chondrocladia (Chondrocladia) grandis (Verrill, 1879). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1023293 on 2025-11-27
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Chondrocladia (Chondrocladia) grandis (Verrill, 1879). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1023293 on 2025-11-27
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(of Desmacidon arcticum Hansen, 1885) Hansen, G.A. (1885). Spongiadae. The Norwegian North-Atlantic Expedition 1876-1878. <em>Zoology.</em> 13: 1-26, pls I-VII, 1 map.
page(s): 15 [details]
original description (of Desmacidon clavatum Hansen, 1885) Hansen, G.A. (1885). Spongiadae. The Norwegian North-Atlantic Expedition 1876-1878. <em>Zoology.</em> 13: 1-26, pls I-VII, 1 map. [details]
original description (of Desmacidon nucleus Hansen, 1885) Hansen, G.A. (1885). Spongiadae. The Norwegian North-Atlantic Expedition 1876-1878. <em>Zoology.</em> 13: 1-26, pls I-VII, 1 map.
page(s): 14 [details]
original description (of Cladorhiza grandis Verrill, 1879) Verrill, A. E. (1879). Notice of recent additions to the marine invertebrata of the northeastern coast of America, with descriptions of new genera and species and critical remarks on others. Part I. Annelida, Gephyraea, Nemertina, Nematoda, Polyzoa, Tunicata, Mollusca, Anthozoa, Echinodermata, Porifera. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 2: 165–205., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7303133
page(s): 204 [details]
basis of record Hestetun, J.T.; Tompkins-Macdonald, G.; Rapp, H.T. (2017). A review of carnivorous sponges (Porifera: Cladorhizidae) from the Boreal North Atlantic and Arctic. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 181, 1-69., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlw022
page(s): 14-19 [details] Available for editors
additional source Dinn, C.; Leys, S.P. (2018). Field Guide to sponges of Eastern Canadian Arctic. <em>Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB, T6G 2E9.</em> 1-102.
page(s): 40-41 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 15 [details]
original description (of Desmacidon clavatum Hansen, 1885) Hansen, G.A. (1885). Spongiadae. The Norwegian North-Atlantic Expedition 1876-1878. <em>Zoology.</em> 13: 1-26, pls I-VII, 1 map. [details]
original description (of Desmacidon nucleus Hansen, 1885) Hansen, G.A. (1885). Spongiadae. The Norwegian North-Atlantic Expedition 1876-1878. <em>Zoology.</em> 13: 1-26, pls I-VII, 1 map.
page(s): 14 [details]
original description (of Cladorhiza grandis Verrill, 1879) Verrill, A. E. (1879). Notice of recent additions to the marine invertebrata of the northeastern coast of America, with descriptions of new genera and species and critical remarks on others. Part I. Annelida, Gephyraea, Nemertina, Nematoda, Polyzoa, Tunicata, Mollusca, Anthozoa, Echinodermata, Porifera. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 2: 165–205., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7303133
page(s): 204 [details]
basis of record Hestetun, J.T.; Tompkins-Macdonald, G.; Rapp, H.T. (2017). A review of carnivorous sponges (Porifera: Cladorhizidae) from the Boreal North Atlantic and Arctic. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 181, 1-69., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlw022
page(s): 14-19 [details] Available for editors
additional source Dinn, C.; Leys, S.P. (2018). Field Guide to sponges of Eastern Canadian Arctic. <em>Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB, T6G 2E9.</em> 1-102.
page(s): 40-41 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype (of Cladorhiza grandis Verrill, 1879) USNM 8462, geounit Scotian Shelf [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Giant carniverous club sponge [from synonym]Deep-sea club sponge [from synonym] | [details] |
| Russian | Гигантская хондрокладия [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Chondrocladia grandis (Verrill, 1879))
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Chondrocladia gigantea (Hansen, 1885))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Cladorhiza grandis Verrill, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Chondrocladia gigantea (Hansen, 1885))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chondrocladia gigantea) (from synonym Chondrocladia gigantea (Hansen, 1885))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chondrocladia grandis) (from synonym Chondrocladia grandis (Verrill, 1879))
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Chondrocladia grandis (Verrill, 1879))
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Cladorhiza grandis Verrill, 1879)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Chondrocladia gigantea (Hansen, 1885))
To PESI (from synonym Chondrocladia (Chondrocladia) gigantea (Hansen, 1885))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (11 records) (from synonym Cladorhiza grandis Verrill, 1879)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 006533.PR) (from synonym Cladorhiza grandis Verrill, 1879)
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Chondrocladia gigantea (Hansen, 1885))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Cladorhiza grandis Verrill, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Chondrocladia gigantea (Hansen, 1885))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chondrocladia gigantea) (from synonym Chondrocladia gigantea (Hansen, 1885))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chondrocladia grandis) (from synonym Chondrocladia grandis (Verrill, 1879))
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Chondrocladia grandis (Verrill, 1879))
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Cladorhiza grandis Verrill, 1879)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Chondrocladia gigantea (Hansen, 1885))
To PESI (from synonym Chondrocladia (Chondrocladia) gigantea (Hansen, 1885))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (11 records) (from synonym Cladorhiza grandis Verrill, 1879)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 006533.PR) (from synonym Cladorhiza grandis Verrill, 1879)
