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Family: Geodiidae



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86 species (see list below)
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Caminus chinensis
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Erylus alleni
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Erylus bahamensis
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Erylus burtoni
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Erylus caliculatus
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Erylus cornutus
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Erylus decumbens
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Erylus discophorus
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Erylus fibrillosus
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Erylus formosus
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Erylus geodioides
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Erylus goffrilleri
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Erylus inaequalis
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Erylus lendenfeldi
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Erylus ministrongylus
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Erylus nobilis
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Erylus philippinens
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Erylus placenta
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Erylus proximus
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Erylus rotundus
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Erylus sollasi
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Erylus trisphaerus
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Erylus williamsae
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Geodia alba
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Geodia angulata
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Geodia apiarium
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Geodia arabica
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Geodia areolata
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Geodia arripiens
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Geodia atlantica
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Geodia barretti
[Barrett's horny sponge]
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Geodia berryi
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Geodia boesraugi
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Geodia cydonium
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Geodia distincta
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Geodia eosaster
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Geodia gibberella
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Geodia gibberosa
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Geodia globostellifera
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Geodia hirsuta
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Geodia inconspicua
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Geodia japonica
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Geodia kuekenthali
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Geodia labyrinthica
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Geodia lebwohli
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Geodia macandrewii
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Geodia mesotriaena
[Armoured ball sponge]
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Geodia neptuni
[Leathery barrel sponge]
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Geodia nigra
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Geodia nilslindgreni
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Geodia nodastrella
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Max. Length 20 cm WD
 
Geodia papyracea
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Geodia perarmata
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Geodia philippinensis
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Geodia polytriaena
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Geodia sparsa
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Geodia sphaeroides
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Geodia spherastrosa
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Geodia thomsonii
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Geodia vaubani
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Geodia vestigifera
[Ostrich egg sponge]
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Geodinella robusta
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Isops nigra
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Isops ostracomorpha
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Isops phlegraei
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Melophlus sarasinorum
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Photo by Ferreira, Vasco Manuel

Northeast Atlantic

Pachymatisma johnstonia Bowerbank, 1842

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Pachymatisma johnstonia
[Elephant's ear sponge]
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Penares angeli
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Penares anisoxia
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Penares chelotropa
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Penares cortius
[Spotted gray sponge]
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Penares helleri
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Penares incrustans
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Penares intermedia
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Penares mastoidea
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Penares micraster
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Penares nux
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Penares orthotriaena
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Penares palmatoclada
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Penares schulzei
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Penares sclerobesa
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Penares sollasi
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Penares tylotaster
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Sidonops angulata
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Sidonops microspinosa
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Sidonops picteti
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Caminus chinensis Western Pacific 1897
Erylus alleni Western Atlantic 1934
Erylus bahamensis Caribbean. 1986
Erylus burtoni Western Central Pacific. 1983
Erylus caliculatus Eastern Central Pacific 1910
Erylus cornutus Western Central Pacific 1925
Erylus decumbens Western Central Pacific. 1897
Erylus discophorus Northeast Atlantic 1862
Erylus fibrillosus Western Central Pacific. 1983
Erylus formosus Western Atlantic 1886
Erylus geodioides Indo-Pacific Ocean 1932
Erylus goffrilleri Western Central Atlantic 1977
Erylus inaequalis Western Central Pacific 1896
Erylus lendenfeldi Indo-West Pacific. 1888
Erylus ministrongylus Indo-West Pacific. 1965
Erylus nobilis Western Central Pacific 1900
Erylus philippinens Western Central Atlantic 1989
Erylus placenta Western Central Pacific 1898
Erylus proximus Eastern Central Pacific 1916
Erylus rotundus Eastern Central Pacific 1910
Erylus sollasi Eastern Central Pacific 1910
Erylus trisphaerus Western Central Atlantic. 1953
Erylus williamsae Southeast Atlantic 2021
Geodia alba Western Central Pacific 1896
Geodia angulata Western Central Pacific 1910
Geodia apiarium Western Central Atlantic 1870
Geodia arabica Western Indian Ocean 1869
Geodia areolata Indo-West Pacific 1880
Geodia arripiens Western Central Pacific 1897
Geodia atlantica Western Central Pacific 1915
Geodia barretti Barrett's horny sponge Northern Atlantic and the 1858
Geodia berryi Western Central Pacific 1888
Geodia boesraugi Western Central Pacific 2020
Geodia cydonium Northeast Atlantic. 1798
Geodia distincta Western Central Pacific 1897
Geodia eosaster Western Central Pacific 1888
Geodia gibberella Eastern Central Pacific 1951
Geodia gibberosa Western Atlantic 1815
Geodia globostellifera Western Indian Ocean 1880
Geodia hirsuta Western Central Pacific 1886
Geodia inconspicua Eastern Indian Ocean 1873
Geodia japonica Western Central Pacific 1888
Geodia kuekenthali Western Central Pacific 1900
Geodia labyrinthica Southeast Atlantic 1903
Geodia lebwohli Southeast Atlantic 2020
Geodia macandrewii Arctic and Northern Atlan 1858
Geodia mesotriaena Armoured ball sponge Northeast Pacific 1910
Geodia neptuni Leathery barrel sponge Western Atlantic 1886
Geodia nigra Western Central Pacific 1888
Geodia nilslindgreni Western Central Pacific 2020
Geodia nodastrella Western Central Pacific 1876
Geodia papyracea Western Central Atlantic 20 WD 1965
Geodia perarmata Indo-West Pacific. 1873
Geodia philippinensis Western Central Pacific 1925
Geodia polytriaena Western Central Pacific 2021
Geodia sparsa Western Central Pacific 1925
Geodia sphaeroides Western Central Pacific 1896
Geodia spherastrosa Western Central Pacific 1925
Geodia thomsonii Western Central Atlantic 1870
Geodia vaubani Western Central Pacific. 1983
Geodia vestigifera Ostrich egg sponge Southern Ocean. Subtropi 1924
Geodinella robusta Southern Ocean. Subtropi 1910
Isops nigra Western Central Pacific 1897
Isops ostracomorpha Western Central Pacific 1989
Isops phlegraei Northeast Atlantic 1880
Melophlus sarasinorum Indo-West Pacific. 1899
Pachymatisma johnstonia Elephant's ear sponge Northeast Atlantic 1842
Penares angeli Southeast Pacific 2021
Penares anisoxia Southeast Pacific 1973
Penares chelotropa Southeast Pacific 1973
Penares cortius Spotted gray sponge Northeast Pacific 1930
Penares helleri Northeast Pacific 1864
Penares incrustans Northeast Pacific 1963
Penares intermedia Northeast Pacific 1905
Penares mastoidea Southwest Atlantic 1880
Penares micraster Western Central Pacific. 1993
Penares nux Western Central Pacific. 1954
Penares orthotriaena Western Central Pacific. 1931
Penares palmatoclada Western Central Pacific. 1993
Penares schulzei Indo-West Pacific 1905
Penares sclerobesa Indo-West Pacific 1904
Penares sollasi Western Central Pacific 1900
Penares tylotaster Western Central Pacific 1924
Sidonops angulata Western Central Pacific 1910
Sidonops microspinosa Western Central Pacific 1925
Sidonops picteti Western Central Pacific 1897



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