{{Short description|Genus of sponges}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Cinachyra sp. (Golf Ball Sponge).jpg | image_alt = "Cinachyra" sp. (golf ball sponge) | image_caption = ''Cinachyra'' sp. (golf ball sponge) | taxon = Cinachyra | authority = (Sollas, 1886) | synonyms = * ''Cinochyra'' [lapsus] }}
'''''Cinachyra''''' is a genus of sponge belonging to the family Tetillidae.<ref name="marinespecies">{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=171285|title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cinachyra antarctica (Carter, 1872)|publisher=marinespecies.org|access-date=2016-07-31}}</ref>
==Species== There are four species recognized in the genus: *''Cinachyra antarctica'' <small>(Carter, 1872)</small> *''Cinachyra barbata'' <small>Sollas, 1886</small> *''Cinachyrella crassispicula'' <small>(Lendenfeld, 1907)</small> *''Cinachyra helena'' <small>Rodriguez & Muricy, 2007</small>
==References== {{Reflist}}
== Bibliography == * Cristovao, A. J., Cenleno, J. A., & Collety, P. (2006). ''Bioaccumulation of metals in the Genus Cinachyra (Porifera) from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge''. Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, 9, 175.
== External links == * [https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=48606 ] (ITIS)
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Category:Spirophorida
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