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Family: Pachastrellidae



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39 species (see list below)
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Brachiaster simplex
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Characella abbreviata
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Characella flexibilis
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Characella luna
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Dercitus bangkae
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Dercitus bucklandi
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Pachastrella abyssi
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Pachastrella monilifera
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Poecillastra amygdaloides
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Poecillastra ciliata
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Poecillastra compressa
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Poecillastra eccentrica
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Poecillastra japonica
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Poecillastra laminaris
[Fibreglass cup sponge]
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Poecillastra rickettsi
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Poecillastra saxicola
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Poecillastra schulzei
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Poecillastra stipitata
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Poecillastra tenuilaminaris
[Thin-sliced horny sponge]
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Stoeba extensa
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Stoeba pauper
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Stoeba plicata
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Stoeba simplex
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Thenea abyssorum
[Abyssal horny sponge]
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Thenea andamanensis
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Thenea delicata
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Thenea fenestrata
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Thenea grayi
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Thenea levis
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Thenea mesotriaena
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Thenea microspirastra
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Thenea muricata
[Mulberry horny sponge]
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Thenea nicobarensis
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Thenea novaezealandiae
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Thenea valdiviae
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Thenea wyvillei
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Vulcanella bifacialis
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Vulcanella horrida
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Vulcanella orthotriaena
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Brachiaster simplex Western Central Pacific 1925
Characella abbreviata Western Central Pacific 1925
Characella flexibilis Western Central Pacific. 1993
Characella luna Southwest Atlantic 2019
Dercitus bangkae Western Central Pacific 2017
Dercitus bucklandi Atlantic Ocean. 1858
Pachastrella abyssi Western Central Atlantic 1870
Pachastrella monilifera Western Central Pacific 1868
Poecillastra amygdaloides Western Central Pacific 1876
Poecillastra ciliata Western Central Pacific 1925
Poecillastra compressa Western Central Pacific a 1866
Poecillastra eccentrica Indo-West Pacific. 1926
Poecillastra japonica Indo-West Pacific. 1898
Poecillastra laminaris Fibreglass cup sponge Western Central Pacific 1886
Poecillastra rickettsi Western Central Pacific 1930
Poecillastra saxicola Western Central Pacific 1892
Poecillastra schulzei Antarctic Indian Ocean 1886
Poecillastra stipitata Western Central Pacific. 1993
Poecillastra tenuilaminaris Thin-sliced horny sponge Indo-West Pacific. 1886
Stoeba extensa Indo-West Pacific. 1905
Stoeba pauper Western Central Pacific 1902
Stoeba plicata Northeast Atlantic and We 1868
Stoeba simplex Northeast Atlantic and We 1880
Thenea abyssorum Abyssal horny sponge Arctic 1964
Thenea andamanensis Indo-West Pacific. 1926
Thenea delicata Antarctic Indian Ocean 1886
Thenea fenestrata Western Central Atlantic 1880
Thenea grayi Western Central Pacific. 1886
Thenea levis Northeast Atlantic 1907
Thenea mesotriaena Indo-West Pacific. 1907
Thenea microspirastra Western Central Pacific. 1983
Thenea muricata Mulberry horny sponge Pacific Ocean, Arctic and 1858
Thenea nicobarensis Indo-West Pacific. 1907
Thenea novaezealandiae Indo-West Pacific. 1961
Thenea valdiviae Arctic and Northeast Atla 1906
Thenea wyvillei Western Central Pacific 1886
Vulcanella bifacialis Western Central Pacific 1925
Vulcanella horrida Western Central Atlantic 1870
Vulcanella orthotriaena Western Central Pacific. 1983



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