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Family: Suberitidae



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91 species (see list below)
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Aaptos aaptos
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Aaptos bergmanni
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Aaptos ciliata
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Aaptos duchassaingi
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Aaptos laxosuberites
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Aaptos lobata
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Aaptos pernucleata
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Aaptos rosacea
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Aaptos suberitoides
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Caulospongia amplexa
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Homaxinella acanthelloides
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Homaxinella amphispicula
[Tough yellow branching sponge]
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Homaxinella balfourensis
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Homaxinella domantayi
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Homaxinella flagelliformis
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Homaxinella subdola
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Laxosuberites coerulea
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Laxosuberites durus
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Laxosuberites ectyoninus
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Laxosuberites incrustans
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Laxosuberites rugosus
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Plicatellopsis antarctica
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Plicatellopsis borealis
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Plicatellopsis flabellata
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Plicatellopsis ramosa
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Protosuberites capillitium
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Protosuberites epiphytum
[Epiphytic horny sponge]
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Protosuberites novaezelandiae
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Protosuberites proteus
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Pseudospongosorites suberitoides
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Pseudosuberites andrewsi
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Pseudosuberites anheungensis
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Pseudosuberites carnosus
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Pseudosuberites cava
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Pseudosuberites digitatus
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Pseudosuberites fallax
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Pseudosuberites hyalinus
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Pseudosuberites incrustans
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Pseudosuberites lobulatus
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Pseudosuberites mollis
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Max. Length 30 cm H
 
Pseudosuberites montiniger
[Peachball sponge]
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Pseudosuberites nudus
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Pseudosuberites sadko
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Pseudosuberites sulcatus
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Pseudosuberites sulphureus
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Pseudosuberites thurberi
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Pseudosuberites vakai
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Pseudosuberites youngilensis
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Rhizaxinella australiensis
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Rhizaxinella clava
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Rhizaxinella clavata
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Rhizaxinella dichotoma
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Rhizaxinella nuda
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Rhizaxinella pyrifera
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Rhizaxinella ramulosa
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Suberites aurantiacus
[Lobate sponge]
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Suberites caminatus
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Suberites carnosus
[Fleshy horny sponge]
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Suberites cebriones
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Suberites chujaensis
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Suberites concinnus
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Suberites diversicolor
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Max. Length 10 cm WD
 
Suberites domuncula
[Sea-orange]
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Suberites elongatus
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Photo by Coudre, Christian

Northern Pacific, Arctic,

Suberites ficus Gray, 1806

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Suberites ficus
[Fig sponge]
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Suberites gibbosiceps
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Suberites hwasunensis
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Suberites japonicus
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Suberites kelleri
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Suberites lutea
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Suberites massa
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Suberites microstomus
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Suberites mollis
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Suberites montalbidus
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Suberites pagurorum
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Suberites perfectus
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Suberites pisiformis
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Suberites radiatus
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Suberites ruber
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Suberites rugosa
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Suberites simplex
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Suberites spermatozoon
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Suberites suberea
[Hermitcrab sponge]
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Suberites virgultosus
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Terpios belindae
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Terpios cruciata
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Photo by Fenwick, David

Western Central Pacific,

Terpios fugax Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

Photo by Photo by Fenwick, David
 
Terpios fugax
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Terpios gelatinosa
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Terpios granulosus
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Terpios lobiceps
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Terpios manglaris
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aaptos aaptos Western Central Atlantic 1864
Aaptos bergmanni Western Atlantic. 1950
Aaptos ciliata Philippines. 1925
Aaptos duchassaingi Western Central Atlantic 1889
Aaptos laxosuberites Western Central Pacific 1902
Aaptos lobata Western Central Pacific 2017
Aaptos pernucleata Western Central Atlantic. 1870
Aaptos rosacea Southwest Pacific 1994
Aaptos suberitoides Western Central Pacific 1934
Caulospongia amplexa Eastern Indian Ocean 1998
Homaxinella acanthelloides Western Central Pacific 1961
Homaxinella amphispicula Tough yellow branching sponge Northeast Pacific 1961
Homaxinella balfourensis Antarctic 1886
Homaxinella domantayi Western Central Pacific 1961
Homaxinella flagelliformis Southern Oceans 1886
Homaxinella subdola Southern Oceans 1866
Laxosuberites coerulea Western Central Atlantic.
Laxosuberites durus Western Central Atlantic. 1915
Laxosuberites ectyoninus Western Central Atlantic. 1900
Laxosuberites incrustans Western Central Atlantic. 1915
Laxosuberites rugosus Western Central Atlantic. 1868
Plicatellopsis antarctica Antarctica and sub-Antarc 1876
Plicatellopsis borealis Antarctica and sub-Antarc 2017
Plicatellopsis flabellata Southeast Pacific 1932
Plicatellopsis ramosa Southeast Pacific 2021
Protosuberites capillitium Arctic 1892
Protosuberites epiphytum Epiphytic horny sponge Eastern Indian Ocean 1815
Protosuberites novaezelandiae Southwest Pacific 2019
Protosuberites proteus Western Central Pacific 1909
Pseudospongosorites suberitoides Western Central Atlantic. 1993
Pseudosuberites andrewsi Indo-West Pacific 1900
Pseudosuberites anheungensis Indo-West Pacific 2021
Pseudosuberites carnosus Indo-West Pacific 1842
Pseudosuberites cava Indo-West Pacific. 1902
Pseudosuberites digitatus Southeast Pacific 1905
Pseudosuberites fallax Southeast Pacific 1866
Pseudosuberites hyalinus Southeast Pacific 1886
Pseudosuberites incrustans Northwest Pacific 1898
Pseudosuberites lobulatus Western Central Pacific 1961
Pseudosuberites mollis Mediterranean. 1925
Pseudosuberites montiniger Peachball sponge Arctic, Northeast Atlanti 30 H 1880
Pseudosuberites nudus Antarctica. 1964
Pseudosuberites sadko Arctic 1966
Pseudosuberites sulcatus Southeast Pacific, Southw 1905
Pseudosuberites sulphureus Northeast Atlantic 1866
Pseudosuberites thurberi Southwest Pacific 2019
Pseudosuberites vakai Southeast Pacific 1990
Pseudosuberites youngilensis Southeast Pacific 2021
Rhizaxinella australiensis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1909
Rhizaxinella clava Western Central Atlantic. 1870
Rhizaxinella clavata Western Central Pacific 1898
Rhizaxinella dichotoma Western Central Pacific. 1993
Rhizaxinella nuda Western Central Pacific 1925
Rhizaxinella pyrifera Mediterranean. 1828
Rhizaxinella ramulosa Western Indian Ocean 1886
Suberites aurantiacus Lobate sponge Western Central Atlantic 1864
Suberites caminatus Antarctic Indian Ocean 1886
Suberites carnosus Fleshy horny sponge Atlantic, Indo-West Pacif 1842
Suberites cebriones Arctic 2019
Suberites chujaensis Arctic 2021
Suberites concinnus Northern Pacific and the 1895
Suberites diversicolor Western Central Pacific 2009
Suberites domuncula Sea-orange Arctic, Northeast Atlanti 10 WD 1792
Suberites elongatus Arctic, Northeast Atlanti 1886
Suberites ficus Fig sponge Northern Pacific, Arctic, 1806
Suberites gibbosiceps Northern Pacific, Arctic, 1904
Suberites hwasunensis Northern Pacific, Arctic, 2021
Suberites japonicus Western Central Pacific 1898
Suberites kelleri Western Central Pacific 1930
Suberites lutea Western Central Pacific 1986
Suberites massa Western Central Pacific 1847
Suberites microstomus Antarctic Indian Ocean 1887
Suberites mollis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1886
Suberites montalbidus Arctic, Northern Atlantic 1880
Suberites pagurorum Arctic, Northern Atlantic 1986
Suberites perfectus Indo-West Pacific. 1886
Suberites pisiformis Western Central Pacific. 1993
Suberites radiatus Western Central Pacific 1896
Suberites ruber Southeast Pacific 1905
Suberites rugosa Southeast Pacific 2021
Suberites simplex Southeast Pacific 1876
Suberites spermatozoon Arctic 1875
Suberites suberea Hermitcrab sponge Eastern Central Pacific 1842
Suberites virgultosus Northeast Atlantic and th 1842
Terpios belindae Western Central Atlantic 1993
Terpios cruciata Western Central Pacific 1905
Terpios fugax Western Central Pacific, 1864
Terpios gelatinosa Western Central Pacific 1866
Terpios granulosus Central Pacific 1967
Terpios lobiceps Western Central Atlantic 1870
Terpios manglaris Western Central Atlantic 1993



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