Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Sycettidae



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38 species
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Scypha ananus
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Scypha barbadensis
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Cosmopolitan except Antar

Scypha ciliata (Fabricius, 1780)

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Scypha ciliata
[Little vase sponge]
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Scypha compressa
[Purse sponge]
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Scypha coronata
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Scypha elegans
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Scypha fistulosa
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Scypha labyrinthica
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Scypha laevigata
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Scypha lunulata
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Scypha protecta
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Scypha ramosa
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Scypha setosa
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Scypha singularis
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Scypha villosa
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Sycetta antarctica
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Sycetta asconoides
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Sycetta conifera
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Sycetta primitiva
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Sycetta quadriradiata
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Sycetta sagitta
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Sycetta sagittifera
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Sycetta strobilus
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Sycon abyssale
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Sycon acanthoxea
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Sycon arcticum
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Sycon ciliatum
[Ciliated calcareous sponge]
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Sycon gelatinosum
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Sycon huinayense
[Huinay's cactus sponge]
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Sycon karajakense
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Sycon kerguelense
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Sycon mundulum
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Sycon oscari
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Sycon plumosum
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Sycon protectum
[Protected calcareous sponge]
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Sycon quadrangulatum
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Sycon raphanus
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Sycon stauriferum
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Scypha ananus 1818
Scypha barbadensis To be filled. 1877
Scypha ciliata Little vase sponge Cosmopolitan except Antar 1780
Scypha compressa Purse sponge Northwest Pacific, Medite 1780
Scypha coronata Northeast Atlantic 1786
Scypha elegans Northeast Atlantic 1845
Scypha fistulosa Northeast Atlantic 1842
Scypha labyrinthica Indo-West Pacific 1878
Scypha laevigata Indo-West Pacific 1872
Scypha lunulata Southeast Atlantic, Indo- 1872
Scypha protecta Southeast Atlantic, Indo- 1896
Scypha ramosa Western Indian Ocean 1872
Scypha setosa Western Indian Ocean 1862
Scypha singularis Northwest Atlantic and th 1898
Scypha villosa Northwest Atlantic and th 1870
Sycetta antarctica Northwest Atlantic and th 1931
Sycetta asconoides Northwest Atlantic and th 1896
Sycetta conifera Northwest Atlantic and th 1870
Sycetta primitiva Northwest Atlantic and th
Sycetta quadriradiata Northwest Atlantic and th 1929
Sycetta sagitta Northwest Atlantic and th 1942
Sycetta sagittifera Northwest Atlantic and th 1872
Sycetta strobilus Northwest Atlantic and th
Sycon abyssale Northwest Atlantic and th 1965
Sycon acanthoxea Western Central Atlantic 1963
Sycon arcticum Arctic and Western Centra 1870
Sycon ciliatum Ciliated calcareous sponge Northern Atlantic 1780
Sycon gelatinosum Indo-West Pacific 1834
Sycon huinayense Huinay's cactus sponge Southeast Pacific 2009
Sycon karajakense Southeast Pacific 1897
Sycon kerguelense Antarctic Indian Ocean 1908
Sycon mundulum Antarctic Indian Ocean 1900
Sycon oscari Antarctic Indian Ocean 2018
Sycon plumosum Western Central Pacific. 1943
Sycon protectum Protected calcareous sponge Northwest Atlantic and No 1896
Sycon quadrangulatum Eastern Atlantic 1868
Sycon raphanus Western Pacific 1862
Sycon stauriferum Eastern Central Pacific 1904



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