Putchakarn, S.; de Weerdt, W.H.; Sonchaeng, P.; van Soest, R.W.M. (2004). A new species of Cladocroce Topsent, 1892 (Porifera, Haplosclerida) from the Gulf of Thailand. Beaufortia. 54 (9): 113-116.
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Putchakarn, S.; de Weerdt, W.H.; Sonchaeng, P.; van Soest, R.W.M.
2004
A new species of <i>Cladocroce</i> Topsent, 1892 (Porifera, Haplosclerida) from the Gulf of Thailand.
A new sponge species, Cladocroce burapha n. sp. (Chalinidae, Haplosclerida, Porifera), is described from Chonburi province, eastern coast of the Gulf of Thailand, Thailand. The new species can be separated from other Cladocroce species by a combination of characters, including growth form, form and size of the spicules, and habitat. This is the first record of the genus Cladocroce from Thailand.