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Family: Raspailiidae



(See list of species below)


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102 species (see list below)
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Acanthostylotella cornuta
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Aulospongus novaecaledoniensis
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Aulospongus tubulatus
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Aulospongus villosus
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Axechina lissa
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Axechina raspailioides
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Ceratopsion axiferum
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Ceratopsion clavatum
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Ceratopsion erectum
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Ceratopsion expansum
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Ceratopsion palmatum
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Cyamon argon
[Orange sponge]
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Cyamon aruense
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Cyamon vickersii
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Didiscus pseudoverdensis
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Didiscus raraediscus
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Echinodictyum asperum
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Echinodictyum axinelloides
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Echinodictyum cancellatum
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Echinodictyum carlinoides
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Echinodictyum cavernosum
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Echinodictyum clathratum
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Echinodictyum clathrioides
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Echinodictyum conulosum
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Echinodictyum flabelliforme
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Echinodictyum lacunosum
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Echinodictyum luteum
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Echinodictyum mesenterinum
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Echinodictyum rugosum
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Ectyoplasia ferox
[Brown encrusting octopus sponge]
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Ectyoplasia tabula
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Endectyon delaubenfelsi
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Endectyon demonstrans
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Endectyon fruticosum
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Endectyon hyle
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Endectyon teissieri
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Endectyon tenax
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Eurypon clavatella
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Eurypon clavatum
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Eurypon coronula
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Eurypon hookeri
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Eurypon lacazei
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Eurypon lacertus
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Eurypon lamellatum
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Eurypon major
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Eurypon nigrum
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Eurypon simplex
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Eurypon toureti
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Eurypon viride
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Hemectyon pearsei
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Hymeraphia stellifera
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Hymeraphia vaceleti
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Janulum spinispiculum
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Lithoplocamia dolichosclera
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Plocamione clopetaria
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Plocamione pachysclera
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Raspaciona aculeata
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Raspaciona calva
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Raspaciona robusta
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Raspailia acanthifera
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Raspailia aculeata
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Raspailia anastomosa
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Raspailia australiensis
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Raspailia clathrata
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Raspailia clathrioides
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Raspailia elegans
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Raspailia flaccida
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Raspailia hispida
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Raspailia howsei
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Raspailia humilis
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Raspailia irregularis
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Raspailia mariana
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Raspailia moebii
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Raspailia nuda
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Raspailia paradoxa
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Raspailia phakellina
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Raspailia phakellopsis
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Raspailia pumila
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Raspailia radiosa
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Raspailia ramosa
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Raspailia rubrum
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Raspailia syringella
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Raspailia thurstoni
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Raspailia topsenti
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Raspailia ventilabrum
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Raspailia vestigifera
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Raspailia viminalis
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Raspailia virgultosa
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Raspailia wilkinsoni
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Sollasella ananas
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Sollasella maraca
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Sollasella suttonorum
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Syringella syringella
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Thrinacophora cervicornis
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Thrinacophora durissima
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Thrinacophora funiformis
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Thrinacophora incrustans
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Thrinacophora murrayi
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Thrinacophora simplex
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Thrinacophora spinosa
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Thrinacophora spissa
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Trikentrion flabelliforme
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthostylotella cornuta Western Central Pacific 1897
Aulospongus novaecaledoniensis Western Central Pacific. 1999
Aulospongus tubulatus Indian Ocean. 1873
Aulospongus villosus Western Central Pacific 1898
Axechina lissa Eastern Central Pacific 1957
Axechina raspailioides Western Central Pacific 1912
Ceratopsion axiferum Western Central Pacific 1912
Ceratopsion clavatum Western Pacific 1898
Ceratopsion erectum Western Central Pacific 1898
Ceratopsion expansum Western Pacific 1898
Ceratopsion palmatum Western Central Pacific 1991
Cyamon argon Orange sponge Eastern Central Pacific 10 H 1945
Cyamon aruense Western Central Pacific 1912
Cyamon vickersii Western Central Atlantic. 1864
Didiscus pseudoverdensis Western Central Atlantic. 2021
Didiscus raraediscus Western Central Atlantic. 2021
Echinodictyum asperum Indo-Pacific. 1886
Echinodictyum axinelloides Northwest Pacific 1929
Echinodictyum cancellatum Western Central Pacific 1814
Echinodictyum carlinoides Western Central Pacific 1814
Echinodictyum cavernosum Western Central Pacific 1899
Echinodictyum clathratum Western Central Pacific 1905
Echinodictyum clathrioides Eastern Indian Ocean 1911
Echinodictyum conulosum Western Central Pacific 1900
Echinodictyum flabelliforme Western Central Pacific 1889
Echinodictyum lacunosum Western Central Pacific 1900
Echinodictyum luteum Western Central Pacific. 2008
Echinodictyum mesenterinum Western Central Pacific 1814
Echinodictyum rugosum Western Central Pacific 1886
Ectyoplasia ferox Brown encrusting octopus sponge Western Atlantic. 1864
Ectyoplasia tabula Indo-West Pacific 1814
Endectyon delaubenfelsi Indo-West Pacific 1930
Endectyon demonstrans Indo-West Pacific 1892
Endectyon fruticosum Indo-West Pacific. 1887
Endectyon hyle Eastern Central Pacific 1930
Endectyon teissieri Eastern Central Pacific 1968
Endectyon tenax Western Central Atlantic 1870
Eurypon clavatella Western Central Atlantic 1963
Eurypon clavatum Atlantic Ocean and Wester 1866
Eurypon coronula Western Central Atlantic 1869
Eurypon hookeri Western Central Atlantic 2020
Eurypon lacazei Northeast Atlantic 1891
Eurypon lacertus Northeast Atlantic 2020
Eurypon lamellatum Western Central Pacific. 1993
Eurypon major Western Central Pacific. 1960
Eurypon nigrum Eastern Central Pacific 1967
Eurypon simplex Eastern Central Pacific 1874
Eurypon toureti Western Central Atlantic 1894
Eurypon viride Western Central Atlantic 1889
Hemectyon pearsei Western Central Atlantic
Hymeraphia stellifera Western Central Atlantic 1866
Hymeraphia vaceleti Western Central Atlantic 2018
Janulum spinispiculum Northern Atlantic and the 1876
Lithoplocamia dolichosclera Western Central Pacific. 1983
Plocamione clopetaria Western Central Atlantic 1870
Plocamione pachysclera Western Central Pacific. 1983
Raspaciona aculeata Western Central Pacific. 1842
Raspaciona calva Western Central Pacific. 1958
Raspaciona robusta Western Central Pacific. 1958
Raspailia acanthifera Western Central Pacific. 1919
Raspailia aculeata Western Central Pacific. 1866
Raspailia anastomosa Western Central Pacific.
Raspailia australiensis Western Central Pacific 1884
Raspailia clathrata Western Central Pacific 1884
Raspailia clathrioides Western Central Pacific. 1967
Raspailia elegans Western Central Pacific. 1887
Raspailia flaccida Western Central Pacific. 1970
Raspailia hispida Western Central Pacific. 1818
Raspailia howsei Western Central Pacific. 1866
Raspailia humilis Northeast Atlantic 1892
Raspailia irregularis Antarctic 1888
Raspailia mariana Antarctic Indian Ocean 1886
Raspailia moebii Antarctic Indian Ocean
Raspailia nuda Western Central Pacific 1911
Raspailia paradoxa Western Central Pacific 1911
Raspailia phakellina Antarctic Indian Ocean 1913
Raspailia phakellopsis Eastern Indian Ocean 1991
Raspailia pumila Northeast Atlantic 1866
Raspailia radiosa Northeast Atlantic 1866
Raspailia ramosa Northeast Atlantic 1818
Raspailia rubrum Southwest Pacific 1911
Raspailia syringella Southwest Pacific
Raspailia thurstoni Southwest Pacific
Raspailia topsenti Southwest Pacific 1924
Raspailia ventilabrum Southwest Pacific 1866
Raspailia vestigifera Indo-West Pacific 1896
Raspailia viminalis Indo-West Pacific. 1862
Raspailia virgultosa Northeast Atlantic 1866
Raspailia wilkinsoni Western Central Pacific 1991
Sollasella ananas Western Central Pacific 2022
Sollasella maraca Western Central Pacific 2022
Sollasella suttonorum Western Central Pacific 2022
Syringella syringella Western Central Pacific
Thrinacophora cervicornis Western Central Pacific 1886
Thrinacophora durissima Western Central Pacific
Thrinacophora funiformis Western Central Atlantic 1886
Thrinacophora incrustans Western Central Pacific 1896
Thrinacophora murrayi Western Central Pacific 1932
Thrinacophora simplex Western Central Pacific
Thrinacophora spinosa Western Central Pacific 1902
Thrinacophora spissa Western Central Pacific
Trikentrion flabelliforme Indo-West Pacific 1882



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