Carnivorous Sponge Among Top 10 New Species

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The deep sea carnivorous sponge Chondrocladia (Meliiderma) turbiformis Vacelet, Kelly & Schlacher-Hoenlinger, 2009, known only from Pyre and Gothic seamounts in the Graveyard seamount complex, Chatham Rise, has been selected as a 2010 Top 10 New Species by the International Institute for Species Exploration.