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Family: Ancorinidae



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91 species (see list below)
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Ancorina alata
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Ancorina fibrosa
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Ancorina individua
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Ancorina pachastrelloides
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Ancorina radix
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Max. Length 30 cm WD
 
Asteropus arenosus
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Asteropus incrustans
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Asteropus kaena
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Asteropus ketostea
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Max. Length 4.5 cm WD
 
Asteropus moolenbeeki
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Asteropus niger
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Asteropus simplex
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Chelotropella neocaledonica
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Disyringa dissimilis
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Disyringa nodosa
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Ecionemia acervus
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Ecionemia baculifera
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Ecionemia cinerea
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Ecionemia dominicana
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Ecionemia megastylifera
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Ecionemia walkeri
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Holoxea collectrix
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Holoxea valida
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Jaspis biangulata
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Jaspis digonoxea
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Jaspis inconditus
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Jaspis johnstoni
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Jaspis pleopora
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Jaspis serpentina
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Jaspis sinuoxea
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Jaspis splendens
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Jaspis stellifera
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Jaspis stelligera
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Myriastra crassispicula
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Papyrula saccharis
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Psammastra oxygigas
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Rhabdastrella distincta
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Rhabdastrella globostellata
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Rhabdastrella sterrastraea
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Rhabdastrella vansoesti
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Stelletta agglutinans
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Stelletta aruensis
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Stelletta aspera
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Stelletta brevidens
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Stelletta brevis
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Stelletta cavernosa
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Stelletta centroradiata
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Stelletta clarella
[Thick white prickly sponge]
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Stelletta clavosa
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Stelletta crassispicula
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Stelletta debilis
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Stelletta dorsigera
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Stelletta durissima
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Stelletta grubii
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Stelletta herdmani
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Stelletta hispida
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Stelletta hyperoxea
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Stelletta japonica
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Stelletta kallitetilla
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Stelletta lactea
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Stelletta longicladus
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Stelletta mamillaris
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Stelletta mauritiana
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Stelletta maxima
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Stelletta normani
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Stelletta orientalis
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Stelletta phialimorpha
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Stelletta plagioreducta
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Stelletta porosa
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Stelletta pudica
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Stelletta purpurea
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Stelletta radicifera
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Stelletta simplicissima
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Stelletta solida
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Stelletta sphaeroides
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Stelletta stellifera
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Stelletta stenospiculata
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Stelletta subtilis
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Stelletta tenuispicula
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Stelletta tethytimeata
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Stelletta toxiastra
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Stelletta trichotriaena
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Stelletta vaceleti
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Stelletta validissima
[Solid horny sponge]
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Stelletta variohamata
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Stellettinopsis coriacea
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Stellettinopsis solida
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Stryphnus ponderosus
[Ponderous horny sponge]
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Tethyopsis dubia
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Tethyopsis patriciae
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Tethyopsis radiata
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ancorina alata Southwest Pacific 1924
Ancorina fibrosa Western Central Atlantic.
Ancorina individua Western Central Atlantic.
Ancorina pachastrelloides Western Central Atlantic.
Ancorina radix Western Central Atlantic. 1889
Asteropus arenosus Western Indian Ocean 30 WD 2008
Asteropus incrustans Western Indian Ocean
Asteropus kaena Eastern Central Pacific 1957
Asteropus ketostea Southeast Pacific and Wes 1950
Asteropus moolenbeeki Western Indian Ocean 4.5 WD 2008
Asteropus niger Caribbean. 1992
Asteropus simplex Indo-Pacific and Caribbea 1879
Chelotropella neocaledonica Western Central Pacific. 1983
Disyringa dissimilis Western Central Pacific 1884
Disyringa nodosa Indo-West Pacific 1907
Ecionemia acervus Indo-West Pacific. 1864
Ecionemia baculifera Indo-West Pacific. 1903
Ecionemia cinerea Western Indian Ocean 1900
Ecionemia dominicana Caribbean Sea 1986
Ecionemia megastylifera Western Central America. 1984
Ecionemia walkeri Western Central Pacific. 1954
Holoxea collectrix Western Central Pacific 1900
Holoxea valida Western Central Pacific 1900
Jaspis biangulata Western Central Pacific 1897
Jaspis digonoxea Eastern Central Pacific 1950
Jaspis inconditus Western Central Atlantic 1892
Jaspis johnstoni Western Central Pacific 1862
Jaspis pleopora Eastern Central Pacific 1957
Jaspis serpentina Western Central Pacific 1925
Jaspis sinuoxea Northeast Atlantic 2019
Jaspis splendens Western Central Pacific 1954
Jaspis stellifera Indo-West Pacific. 1879
Jaspis stelligera Indo-West Pacific 1926
Myriastra crassispicula Indo-West Pacific
Papyrula saccharis Indo-West Pacific 1930
Psammastra oxygigas Western Central Pacific. 1993
Rhabdastrella distincta Western Central Pacific 1900
Rhabdastrella globostellata Indo-West Pacific. 1883
Rhabdastrella sterrastraea Indo-West Pacific 1911
Rhabdastrella vansoesti Indo-West Pacific 2021
Stelletta agglutinans Western Central Pacific 1905
Stelletta aruensis Western Central Pacific 1912
Stelletta aspera Western Central Pacific 1896
Stelletta brevidens Western Central Pacific 1897
Stelletta brevis Indo-West Pacific 1909
Stelletta cavernosa Indo-West Pacific 1916
Stelletta centroradiata Western Central Pacific. 1983
Stelletta clarella Thick white prickly sponge Eastern Pacific and Easte 1930
Stelletta clavosa Indo-West Pacific. 1884
Stelletta crassispicula Southwest Atlantic and We 1886
Stelletta debilis Central Pacific 1900
Stelletta dorsigera Northeast Atlantic. 1862
Stelletta durissima Western Central Pacific 1965
Stelletta grubii Eastern Atlantic and the 1862
Stelletta herdmani Indo-West Pacific. 1905
Stelletta hispida Northeast Atlantic 1886
Stelletta hyperoxea Western Central Pacific. 1983
Stelletta japonica Western Central Pacific 1914
Stelletta kallitetilla Western Central Atlantic 1936
Stelletta lactea Northeast Atlantic 1871
Stelletta longicladus Indo-West Pacific 1926
Stelletta mamillaris Indo-West Pacific
Stelletta mauritiana Indo-West Pacific 1916
Stelletta maxima Western Pacific 1898
Stelletta normani Arctic 1880
Stelletta orientalis Indo-West Pacific. 1898
Stelletta phialimorpha Western Central Pacific. 1993
Stelletta plagioreducta Western Central Pacific 1961
Stelletta porosa Western Central Pacific 1896
Stelletta pudica Caribbean. 1977
Stelletta purpurea Indo-West Pacific. 1884
Stelletta radicifera Western Central Pacific 1925
Stelletta simplicissima Northeast Atlantic and We 1868
Stelletta solida Western Central Atlantic 1936
Stelletta sphaeroides Western Central Pacific 1896
Stelletta stellifera Western Central Pacific 1896
Stelletta stenospiculata Western Central Atlantic. 1929
Stelletta subtilis Western Pacific 1886
Stelletta tenuispicula Western Central Pacific a 1886
Stelletta tethytimeata Western Central Pacific 2017
Stelletta toxiastra Western Central Pacific. 1993
Stelletta trichotriaena Indo-West Pacific. 1926
Stelletta vaceleti Western Central Pacific. 1983
Stelletta validissima Solid horny sponge Indo-West Pacific 1898
Stelletta variohamata Indo-West Pacific 1900
Stellettinopsis coriacea Indo-West Pacific 1886
Stellettinopsis solida Western Indian Ocean 1965
Stryphnus ponderosus Ponderous horny sponge Northeast Atlantic, Arcti 1866
Tethyopsis dubia Western Central Pacific 1925
Tethyopsis patriciae Western Central Pacific. 1993
Tethyopsis radiata Western Pacific 1884



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