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Family: Microcionidae



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197 species (see list below)
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Antho arctica
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Antho brattegardi
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Antho dichotoma
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Antho erecta
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Antho graceae
[Red-brown encrusting sponge]
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Antho gymnazusa
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Antho illgi
[Illg's horny sponge]
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Antho inconstans
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Antho involvens
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Antho karykina
[Bright red sponge]
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Antho lambei
[Lambe's horny sponge]
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Antho levii
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Antho lithophoenix
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Antho novizelanica
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Antho penneyi
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Antho ridgwayi
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Antho ridleyi
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Antho sarasiri
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Antho signata
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Photo by Schories, Dirk

Northeast Atlantic and An

Artemisina apollinis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)

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Artemisina apollinis
[Ornamental horny sponge]
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Artemisina arciger
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Artemisina arcigera var. spiceps
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Artemisina hispanica
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Artemisina jorvis
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Artemisina lundbecki
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Artemisina melana
[]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic

Artemisina plumosa Hentschel, 1914

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Artemisina plumosa
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Artemisina stipitata
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Artemisina transiens
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Artemisina tubulosa
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Axociella spinosa
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Clathria abietina
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Clathria aceratoobtusa
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Clathria affinis
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Clathria anchorata
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Clathria antarctica
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Clathria anthoides
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Clathria araiosa
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Clathria armata
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Clathria aruensis
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Clathria ascendens
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Clathria asodes
[Slimy lattice horny sponge]
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Clathria atrasanguinea
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Clathria aurantia
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Clathria australiensis
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Clathria basilana
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Clathria bergquistae
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Clathria borealis
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Clathria brepha
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Clathria bulbosa
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Clathria cactiformis
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Clathria calla
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Clathria calochela
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Clathria campecheae
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Clathria carteri
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Clathria cervicornis
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Clathria chelifera
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Clathria claudei
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Clathria claviformis
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Clathria coppingeri
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Clathria coralliophila
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Clathria coralloides
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Clathria corneolia
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Clathria cratitia
[]

Photo by Jacobson, Pauline Walsh

Western Central Atlantic

Clathria curacaoensis Arndt, 1927

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Clathria curacaoensis
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Clathria danielae
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Clathria depressa
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Clathria dichela
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Clathria discreta
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Clathria distincta
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Clathria eccentrica
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Max. Length 15 cm H
 
Clathria echinata
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Clathria eurypa
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Clathria fascicularis
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Max. Length 25 cm H
 
Clathria fasciculata
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Clathria faviformis
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Clathria ferrea
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Clathria filifera
[]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic.

Clathria flabellata (Burton, 1936)

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Clathria flabellata
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Clathria flabellifera
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Clathria foliacea
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Clathria foraminifera
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Clathria gorgonioides
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Clathria haematodes
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Clathria hartmani
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Clathria hentscheli
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Clathria hillenburgi
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Clathria hirsuta
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Clathria inanchorata
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Clathria intermedia
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Clathria juniperina
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Clathria kieschnicki
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Clathria kilauea
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Clathria koltuni
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Clathria kylista
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Clathria laevigata
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Clathria larae
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Clathria lendenfeldi
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Clathria lindgreni
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Clathria lipochela
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Clathria litos
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Clathria longitoxa
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Clathria macroisochela
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Clathria major
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Clathria maunaloa
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Clathria mauriceburtoni
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Clathria menoui
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Clathria meyeri
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Clathria michaelseni
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Clathria microchela
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Clathria mixta
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Clathria moraesi
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Clathria multiformis
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Clathria mutabilis
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Clathria nidificata
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Clathria nisiae
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Clathria nuda
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Clathria obliqua
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Clathria orientalis
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Clathria originalis
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Clathria oxeota
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Clathria papillosa
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Clathria patula
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Clathria pauper
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Clathria pellicula
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Clathria pennata
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Clathria priestleyae
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Clathria procera
[]

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo

Western Atlantic. Tropic

Clathria prolifera (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

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Clathria prolifera
[Red beard sponge]
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Clathria ramosa
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Clathria ramsayiensis
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Clathria rectangulosa
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Clathria reinwardti
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Clathria retamalesi
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Clathria rhopalophora
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Clathria ridleyi
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Clathria robusta
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Clathria rosetafiordica
[Yellow crust sponge (with rosettes)]
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Clathria rugosa
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Clathria saraspinifera
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Max. Length 15 cm H
 
Clathria schoenus
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Clathria similis
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Clathria spinarcus
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Clathria spinifera
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Clathria spinosa
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Clathria spongodes
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Clathria stellata
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Clathria surculosa
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Clathria terraenovae
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Clathria tetrastyla
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Clathria thielei
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Clathria topsenti
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Clathria toxifera
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Clathria toxipraedita
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Clathria tuberosa
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Clathria vasiformis
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Max. Length 0.2 cm OT
 
Clathria venosa
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Clathria virgultosa
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Clathria vulpina
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Clathriopsamma pseudonapya
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Dictyociona adioristica
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Echinochalina australiensis
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Echinochalina barba
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Echinochalina bargibanti
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Echinochalina intermedia
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Echinochalina laboutei
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Echinoclathria arcifera
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Echinoclathria beringensis
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Echinoclathria contexta
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Echinoclathria papyracea
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Echinoclathria seguama
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Holoplocamia delaubenfelsi
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Holopsamma laminaefavosa
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Jia jia
[]
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Microciona ditoxa
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Microciona elliptichela
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Microciona fallax
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Microciona gradalis
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Microciona laevis
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Microciona lambei
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Microciona macrochela
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Microciona microchela
[]
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Microciona microjoanna
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Microciona osismica
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Max. Length 10 cm H
 
Microciona parthena
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Microciona primitiva
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Microciona strepsitoxa
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Microciona tenuissima
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Microciona toximajor
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Microciona toxitenuis
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Ophlitaspongia papilla
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Max. Length 1.2 cm H
 
Ophlitaspongia pennata
[Red encrusting sponge]
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Pandaros acanthifolium
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Plocamia fragilis
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Plocamilla circonflexa
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Plocamilla coriacea
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Tenaciella obliqua
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Antho arctica Arctic 1959
Antho brattegardi Arctic 1986
Antho dichotoma Arctic and Northeast Atla 1794
Antho erecta Arctic and Northeast Atla 1921
Antho graceae Red-brown encrusting sponge Northeast Pacific 1966
Antho gymnazusa Western Central Atlantic. 1870
Antho illgi Illg's horny sponge Northeast Pacific 1966
Antho inconstans Northeast Atlantic 1925
Antho involvens Northeast Atlantic. 1864
Antho karykina Bright red sponge Northeast Pacific 1927
Antho lambei Lambe's horny sponge Northeast Pacific 1935
Antho levii Western Central Pacific. 1988
Antho lithophoenix Southeast Pacific 1927
Antho novizelanica Western Central Pacific. 1881
Antho penneyi Western Central Atlantic. 1936
Antho ridgwayi Western Central Atlantic. 2019
Antho ridleyi Western Central Pacific 1912
Antho sarasiri Western Central Pacific 2019
Antho signata Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1904
Artemisina apollinis Ornamental horny sponge Northeast Atlantic and An 1886
Artemisina arciger Northeast Atlantic and An 1870
Artemisina arcigera var. spiceps Northeast Atlantic and An 1925
Artemisina hispanica Northeast Atlantic and An 1919
Artemisina jorvis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1924
Artemisina lundbecki Arctic 2019
Artemisina melana Western Central Atlantic 1984
Artemisina plumosa Antarctic Atlantic 1914
Artemisina stipitata Antarctic Atlantic 1978
Artemisina transiens Antarctic Atlantic 1892
Artemisina tubulosa Antarctica. 1964
Axociella spinosa Western Central Atlantic
Clathria abietina Indo-West Pacific 1814
Clathria aceratoobtusa Indo-West Pacific. 1887
Clathria affinis Western Central Atlantic 1880
Clathria anchorata Western Central Atlantic 1874
Clathria antarctica Southeast Pacific 1917
Clathria anthoides Western Central Pacific. 1993
Clathria araiosa Western Central Pacific 1993
Clathria armata Northeast Atlantic 1866
Clathria aruensis Western Central Pacific 1912
Clathria ascendens Western Central Pacific 1968
Clathria asodes Slimy lattice horny sponge Canada. 1930
Clathria atrasanguinea Northeast Atlantic 1862
Clathria aurantia Northeast Atlantic 2019
Clathria australiensis Western Central Pacific 1885
Clathria basilana Indo-West Pacific. 1961
Clathria bergquistae Indo-West Pacific. 2020
Clathria borealis Indo-West Pacific. 1996
Clathria brepha Indo-West Pacific. 1930
Clathria bulbosa Western Central Pacific 1993
Clathria cactiformis Eastern Indian Ocean 1814
Clathria calla Western Central Atlantic 1934
Clathria calochela Western Central Pacific 1912
Clathria campecheae Caribbean 1996
Clathria carteri Western Central Atlantic 1889
Clathria cervicornis Western Central Pacific. 1903
Clathria chelifera Western Central Pacific 1911
Clathria claudei Western Central Pacific 1996
Clathria claviformis Western Central Pacific 1912
Clathria coppingeri Western Central Pacific 1884
Clathria coralliophila Western Central Pacific 1903
Clathria coralloides Northeast Atlantic 1792
Clathria corneolia Western Central Pacific 1993
Clathria cratitia Western Central Pacific 1797
Clathria curacaoensis Western Central Atlantic 1927
Clathria danielae Southwest Atlantic 2019
Clathria depressa Northeast Atlantic 1966
Clathria dichela Indo-West Pacific 1976
Clathria discreta Southeast Pacific 1905
Clathria distincta Western Central Pacific 1903
Clathria eccentrica Western Central Pacific 1934
Clathria echinata Western Central Atlantic. 15 H 1984
Clathria eurypa Western Central Pacific 1954
Clathria fascicularis Western Central Atlantic 1889
Clathria fasciculata Western Central Pacific 25 H 1925
Clathria faviformis Western Central Atlantic 1996
Clathria ferrea Probably in the Caribbean 1936
Clathria filifera Western Central Pacific. 1886
Clathria flabellata Antarctic Atlantic. 1936
Clathria flabellifera Western Central Pacific 1993
Clathria foliacea Western Central Atlantic. 1889
Clathria foraminifera Indo-West Pacific 1932
Clathria gorgonioides Western Central Pacific 1916
Clathria haematodes Eastern Central Pacific 1957
Clathria hartmani Eastern Central Pacific 1966
Clathria hentscheli Western Central Pacific 1996
Clathria hillenburgi Southwest Atlantic 2019
Clathria hirsuta Western Central Pacific 1993
Clathria inanchorata Western Central Pacific 1886
Clathria intermedia Southwest Pacific 1911
Clathria juniperina Western Central Atlantic 1814
Clathria kieschnicki Western Central Pacific 1994
Clathria kilauea Eastern Central Pacific 1951
Clathria koltuni Southeast Pacific 1994
Clathria kylista Western Central Pacific 1993
Clathria laevigata Western Central Pacific 1893
Clathria larae Southwest Atlantic 2019
Clathria lendenfeldi Indo-West Pacific. 1886
Clathria lindgreni Western Central Pacific 1996
Clathria lipochela Antarctic Indian Ocean 1932
Clathria litos Western Central Pacific 1993
Clathria longitoxa Western Central Pacific 1912
Clathria macroisochela Western Central Pacific. 1993
Clathria major Western Central Pacific 1912
Clathria maunaloa Eastern Central Pacific 1951
Clathria mauriceburtoni Eastern Central Pacific 2020
Clathria menoui Western Central Pacific 1993
Clathria meyeri Western Central Pacific 1877
Clathria michaelseni Western Central Pacific 1911
Clathria microchela Western Central Atlantic 1916
Clathria mixta Western Central Pacific 1912
Clathria moraesi Southeast Atlantic 2019
Clathria multiformis Southeast Atlantic 2019
Clathria mutabilis Western Central Pacific 1897
Clathria nidificata Southeast Pacific and the 1907
Clathria nisiae Southwest Atlantic 2019
Clathria nuda Western Central Pacific 1912
Clathria obliqua Western Central Pacific 1919
Clathria orientalis Western Central Pacific 1934
Clathria originalis Western Central Pacific 1930
Clathria oxeota Western Central Pacific 1984
Clathria papillosa Southeast Pacific 1905
Clathria patula Eastern Indian Ocean 1996
Clathria pauper Antarctic Indian Ocean 1927
Clathria pellicula Western Central Pacific 1897
Clathria pennata Western Central Pacific 1895
Clathria priestleyae Antarctic Atlantic 2019
Clathria procera Indo-Pacific 1884
Clathria prolifera Red beard sponge Western Atlantic. Tropic 1786
Clathria ramosa Western Central Pacific 1896
Clathria ramsayiensis Western Central Pacific 2019
Clathria rectangulosa Western Central Atlantic 1870
Clathria reinwardti Indo-West Pacific. 1880
Clathria retamalesi Antarctic Ocean 2020
Clathria rhopalophora Indo-West Pacific 1912
Clathria ridleyi Western Central Pacific 1897
Clathria robusta Western Central Pacific 1922
Clathria rosetafiordica Yellow crust sponge (with rosettes) Southeast Pacific 2006
Clathria rugosa Western Central Pacific 1993
Clathria saraspinifera Southeast Pacific 1996
Clathria schoenus Western Central Atlantic. 15 H 1936
Clathria similis Western Central Pacific 1903
Clathria spinarcus Northeast Atlantic 1889
Clathria spinifera Indo-West Pacific 1897
Clathria spinosa Western Central Atlantic 1902
Clathria spongodes Western Central Pacific 1922
Clathria stellata Southeast Pacific 2021
Clathria surculosa Western Central Pacific 1794
Clathria terraenovae Antarctic Indian Ocean 1924
Clathria tetrastyla Western Central Pacific 1912
Clathria thielei Western Central Pacific 1912
Clathria topsenti Western Central Pacific 1899
Clathria toxifera Indo-West Pacific. 1912
Clathria toxipraedita Antarctica. 1913
Clathria tuberosa Western Central Pacific. 1875
Clathria vasiformis Western Central Atlantic 1953
Clathria venosa Western Central Atlantic. 0.2 OT 1984
Clathria virgultosa Western Central Atlantic. 1814
Clathria vulpina Indo-West Pacific. 1814
Clathriopsamma pseudonapya Indo-West Pacific. 1930
Dictyociona adioristica Indo-West Pacific.
Echinochalina australiensis Western Central Pacific 1884
Echinochalina barba Indo-West Pacific. 1813
Echinochalina bargibanti Western Central Pacific 1993
Echinochalina intermedia Western Central Pacific 1902
Echinochalina laboutei Western Central Pacific 1993
Echinoclathria arcifera Western Central Atlantic 1880
Echinoclathria beringensis Northeast Pacific and the 1929
Echinoclathria contexta Southeast Pacific 1978
Echinoclathria papyracea Antarctic Indian Ocean 1886
Echinoclathria seguama Antarctic Indian Ocean 2020
Holoplocamia delaubenfelsi Antarctic Indian Ocean
Holopsamma laminaefavosa Antarctic Indian Ocean 1885
Jia jia Antarctic Indian Ocean 1930
Microciona ditoxa Antarctic Indian Ocean 1916
Microciona elliptichela Antarctic Indian Ocean 1942
Microciona fallax Antarctic Indian Ocean 1966
Microciona gradalis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1925
Microciona laevis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1866
Microciona lambei Arctic
Microciona macrochela Arctic 1960
Microciona microchela Arctic
Microciona microjoanna Arctic 1930
Microciona osismica Arctic 1968
Microciona parthena Eastern Central Pacific 10 H 1930
Microciona primitiva Canada 1955
Microciona strepsitoxa Canada 1889
Microciona tenuissima Canada 1916
Microciona toximajor Canada 1925
Microciona toxitenuis Canada 1925
Ophlitaspongia papilla Northeast Atlantic 1866
Ophlitaspongia pennata Red encrusting sponge Eastern Pacific. 1.2 H 1895
Pandaros acanthifolium Western Central Atlantic. 1864
Plocamia fragilis Western Central Atlantic.
Plocamilla circonflexa Western Central Atlantic. 1960
Plocamilla coriacea Western Central Atlantic. 1874
Tenaciella obliqua Western Central Atlantic.



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