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Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
---|---|---|---|
Spongia agaricina Pallas, 1766 |
Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean | 100 | |
Spongia australis Bergquist, 1995 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
Spongia barbara Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 |
Yellow sponge | Western Central Atlantic | |
Spongia ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905) |
Western Pacific | ||
Spongia graminea Hyatt, 1877 |
Key grass sponge | Western Central Atlantic | |
Spongia irregularis (Lendenfeld, 1889) |
Central Pacific | ||
Spongia lamella (Schulze, 1879) |
Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean | ||
Spongia matamata de Laubenfels, 1954 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
Spongia mollissima Schmidt, 1862 |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
Spongia nitens (Schmidt, 1862) |
Shiny sponge | Mediterranean | 20 |
Spongia obliqua Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 |
Western Central Atlantic | ||
Spongia obscura Hyatt, 1877 |
Grass sponge | Western Central Atlantic | |
Spongia oceania de Laubenfels, 1950 |
Eastern Central Pacific | ||
Spongia officinalis Linnaeus, 1759 |
Greek bathing sponge | Mediterranean | |
Spongia pertusa Hyatt, 1877 |
Western Central Atlantic | ||
Spongia sterea De Laubenfels & Storr, 1958 |
Wire sponge | Western Central Atlantic | |
Spongia tampa de Laubenfels & Storr, 1958 |
Western Central Atlantic | ||
Spongia tubulifera Lamarck, 1814 |
Western Central Atlantic | 14 | |
Spongia virgultosa (Schmidt, 1868) |
Finger sponge | Southeast Pacific, Central Atlantic and the Mediterranean | |
Spongia zimocca Schmidt, 1862 |
Leather sponge | Mediterranean | 20 |