Clionaidae is a family of ectoparasitic demosponges which are found worldwide.[1] This group of sponges are well known for boring holes in calcareous material such as mollusc shells and coral skeletons, using both chemical and mechanical processes.[2][3]
^van Soest, R. (2013). "Clionaidae d'Orbigny, 1851". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^Brusca, R.C. & Brusca, G.J. 2002. Invertebrates Second Edition Sinauer Associates. ISBN 0-87893-097-3
^Hooper J.N & van Soest R.W.M.(eds). 2002. Systema Porifera: A Guide to the Classification of Sponges Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York
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