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Family: Clionaidae Boring sponges



(See list of species below)


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64 species (see list below)
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Cervicornia cuspidifera
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Cliona abyssorum
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Cliona albimarginata
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Cliona aprica
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Cliona arenosa
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Cliona argus
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Cliona californiana
[California boring horny sponge]
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Max. Length 0.2 cm OT
 
Cliona caribbaea
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Max. Length 30 cm WD
 
Cliona celata
[Pumpkin colored sponge]
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Cliona chilensis
[Boring pumpkin sponge]
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Cliona delitrix
[Red boring sponge]
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Cliona dichotoma
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Cliona ensifera
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Cliona euryphylle
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Cliona favus
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Cliona jullieni
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Cliona kempi
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Cliona langae
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Cliona levispira
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Cliona liangae
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Cliona lobata
[Lobate boring horny sponge]
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Cliona mucronata
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Cliona orientalis
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Photo by Pauly, Daniel

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm WD
Cliona patera (Hardwicke, 1822)

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Cliona patera
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Cliona pruvoti
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Cliona raphida
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Cliona schmidti
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Cliona tenuis
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Cliona undulata
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Cliona utricularis
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Cliona valentis
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Cliona varians
[Brown variable sponge]
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Cliona vermifera
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Photo by Coudre, Christian

Western Central Pacific,

Cliona viridis (Schmidt, 1862)

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Cliona viridis
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Clionaopsis platei
[False pumpkin sponge]
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Cliothosa aurivillii
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Cliothosa hancocki
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Cliothosa quadrata
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Fowlerina punctata
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Fowlerina zetesios
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Paedoclione doliiformis
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Paraclione flavescens
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Paraclione longicaudata
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Pione carpenteri
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Pione lampa
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Pione truitti
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Pione vastifica
[Yellow boring sponge]
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Pione velans
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Spheciospongia areolata
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Spheciospongia carnosa
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Max. Length 100 cm TL
 
Spheciospongia confoederata
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Spheciospongia inconstans
[Cork sponge]
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Spheciospongia lacunosa
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Spheciospongia papillosa
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Spheciospongia peleia
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Spheciospongia potamophera
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Spheciospongia purpurea
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Spheciospongia semilunaris
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Spheciospongia solida
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Spheciospongia spiculifera
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Spheciospongia tentorioides
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Spheciospongia vagabunda
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Spheciospongia vesparium
[Loggerhead sponge]
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Volzia azzaroliae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cervicornia cuspidifera Western Central Pacific a 1815
Cliona abyssorum Western Central Pacific a 1874
Cliona albimarginata Western Central Pacific 2000
Cliona aprica Western Central Atlantic 1973
Cliona arenosa Western Central Atlantic 1870
Cliona argus Western Central Atlantic 1898
Cliona californiana California boring horny sponge Eastern Pacific. 1932
Cliona caribbaea Western Central Atlantic. 0.2 OT 1882
Cliona celata Pumpkin colored sponge Worldwide. 30 WD 1826
Cliona chilensis Boring pumpkin sponge Southwest Atlantic and So 1905
Cliona delitrix Red boring sponge Western Central Atlantic 1973
Cliona dichotoma Indo-West Pacific 2000
Cliona ensifera Indo-West Pacific. 1878
Cliona euryphylle Eastern Central Pacific a 1888
Cliona favus Western Central Pacific 2000
Cliona jullieni Indo-West Pacific 1891
Cliona kempi Indo-West Pacific. 1915
Cliona langae Western Central Atlantic 1973
Cliona levispira Western Central Atlantic 1898
Cliona liangae Western Central Pacific 2000
Cliona lobata Lobate boring horny sponge Northeast Atlantic and In 1849
Cliona mucronata Indo-West Pacific. 1878
Cliona orientalis Indo-West Pacific. 1900
Cliona patera Western Central Pacific 100 WD 1822
Cliona pruvoti Western Central Pacific 1900
Cliona raphida Western Central Atlantic 1973
Cliona schmidti Western Central Pacific a 1881
Cliona tenuis Western Central Atlantic 2003
Cliona undulata Western Central Atlantic 1919
Cliona utricularis Western Central Pacific 2000
Cliona valentis Eastern Central Pacific 1957
Cliona varians Brown variable sponge Western Central Atlantic 1864
Cliona vermifera Worldwide. 1867
Cliona viridis Western Central Pacific, 1862
Clionaopsis platei False pumpkin sponge Southeast Pacific 1905
Cliothosa aurivillii Indo-Pacific 1897
Cliothosa hancocki Mediterranean and Indo-We 1888
Cliothosa quadrata Indo-West Pacific. 1849
Fowlerina punctata Mediterranean Sea. 1903
Fowlerina zetesios Mediterranean Sea. 1906
Paedoclione doliiformis Western Atlantic 0.2 DL 1907
Paraclione flavescens Mediterranean Sea. 1855
Paraclione longicaudata Western Atlantic 1852
Pione carpenteri Indo-West Pacific and Atl 1867
Pione lampa Western Indian Ocean, Wes 1950
Pione truitti Atlantic Ocean. 1941
Pione vastifica Yellow boring sponge Worldwide. 1849
Pione velans Eastern Indian Ocean 1909
Spheciospongia areolata Western Central Pacific 1897
Spheciospongia carnosa Western Central Pacific 1897
Spheciospongia confoederata Eastern Central Pacific 100 TL 1930
Spheciospongia inconstans Cork sponge Indo-West Pacific. 1887
Spheciospongia lacunosa Western Central Pacific 1898
Spheciospongia papillosa Atlantic Ocean. 1886
Spheciospongia peleia Western Central Pacific. 1954
Spheciospongia potamophera Eastern Central Pacific 1954
Spheciospongia purpurea Western Central Pacific 1815
Spheciospongia semilunaris Indo-West Pacific 1897
Spheciospongia solida Central Pacific 1886
Spheciospongia spiculifera Western Central Pacific 1900
Spheciospongia tentorioides Indo-West Pacific 1905
Spheciospongia vagabunda Indo-West Pacific. 1884
Spheciospongia vesparium Loggerhead sponge Western Central Atlantic 1815
Volzia azzaroliae Southwest Pacific 1978



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