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Family: Rossellidae



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68 species (see list below)
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Acanthascus alani
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Acanthascus cactus
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Acanthascus platei
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Acanthosaccus tenuis
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Anoxycalyx ijimai
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Anoxycalyx joubini
[Volcano sponge]
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Anoxycalyx laceratus
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Photo by Baxter, Sydney

Southwest Atlantic and th

Asconema setubalense Kent, 1870

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Asconema setubalense
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Aulosaccus ijimae
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Aulosaccus schulzei
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Bathydorus echinus
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Bathydorus poculum
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Bathydorus spinosus
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Caulophacus agassizi
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Caulophacus arcticus
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Caulophacus basispinosus
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Max. Length 50 cm NG
 
Caulophacus cyanae
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Caulophacus discohexaster
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Caulophacus elegans
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Caulophacus galatheae
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Caulophacus hadalis
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Caulophacus latus
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Caulophacus leonieae
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Caulophacus lotifolium
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Caulophacus onychohexactinus
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Caulophacus oviformis
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Caulophacus pipetta
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Caulophacus schulzei
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Caulophacus scotiae
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Caulophacus valdiviae
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Caulophacus weddelli
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Caulophacus wilsoni
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Crateromorpha caledoniensis
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Crateromorpha cylindrica
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Crateromorpha haliprum
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Crateromorpha pedunculata
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Hyalascus anisoactinus
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Hyalascus farallonesensis
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Hyalascus pinulohexactinus
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Lophocalyx moscalevia
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Lophocalyx philippinensis
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Lophocalyx spinosa
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Lophocalyx suluana
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Rhabdocalyptus asper
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Rhabdocalyptus australis
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Max. Length 150 cm H
 
Rhabdocalyptus dawsoni
[Boot sponge]
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Rhabdocalyptus mirabilis
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Rhabdocalyptus trichotis
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Rossella antarctica
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic

Rossella levis (Kirkpatrick, 1907)

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Rossella levis
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Rossella nuda
[]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic.

Rossella racovitzae Topsent, 1901

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Rossella racovitzae
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Rossella villosa
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Schaudinnia rosea
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Scyphidium variospinosum
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Staurocalyptus dowlingi
[Round lipped boot sponge]
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Staurocalyptus fasciculatus
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Staurocalyptus pamelaturnerae
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Staurocalyptus roeperi
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Staurocalyptus solidus
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Sympagella abysslineae
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Sympagella clavipinula
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Sympagella clippertonae
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Sympagella gracilis
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Sympagella johnstoni
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Symplectella rowi
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Trichasterina borealis
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Vazella pourtalesii
[Pourtales's glass sponge]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthascus alani 1898
Acanthascus cactus 1886
Acanthascus platei 1886
Acanthosaccus tenuis 1899
Anoxycalyx ijimai Antarctic. 1907
Anoxycalyx joubini Volcano sponge Antarctic. 1916
Anoxycalyx laceratus Antarctic. 1967
Asconema setubalense Southwest Atlantic and th 1870
Aulosaccus ijimae Southwest Atlantic and th 1899
Aulosaccus schulzei Southwest Atlantic and th 1896
Bathydorus echinus Southwest Atlantic and th 1967
Bathydorus poculum Southwest Atlantic and th 2021
Bathydorus spinosus Antarctic Indian Ocean 1886
Caulophacus agassizi Antarctic Indian Ocean 1899
Caulophacus arcticus Central Arctic. 1885
Caulophacus basispinosus Central Arctic. 1964
Caulophacus cyanae Eastern Central Pacific. 50 NG 1988
Caulophacus discohexaster Western Central Pacific. 2004
Caulophacus elegans Western Central Pacific. 1886
Caulophacus galatheae Western Central Pacific. 1964
Caulophacus hadalis Southwest Pacific 1964
Caulophacus latus Antarctic Indian Ocean 1886
Caulophacus leonieae Antarctic Atlantic 2021
Caulophacus lotifolium Antarctic Atlantic
Caulophacus onychohexactinus Western Central Pacific. 2004
Caulophacus oviformis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1886
Caulophacus pipetta Antarctic Indian Ocean 1886
Caulophacus schulzei Antarctic Indian Ocean 1904
Caulophacus scotiae Antarctic Indian Ocean 1910
Caulophacus valdiviae Antarctic Indian Ocean 1904
Caulophacus weddelli Antarctic Indian Ocean 2004
Caulophacus wilsoni Antarctic Indian Ocean 2019
Crateromorpha caledoniensis Western Central Pacific. 2002
Crateromorpha cylindrica Southern Pacific 1886
Crateromorpha haliprum Western Central Pacific. 2004
Crateromorpha pedunculata Western Central Pacific 1927
Hyalascus anisoactinus Western Central Pacific. 2004
Hyalascus farallonesensis Eastern Central Pacific 2018
Hyalascus pinulohexactinus Western Central Pacific. 2004
Lophocalyx moscalevia Western Central Pacific. 1988
Lophocalyx philippinensis Western Central Pacific 1872
Lophocalyx spinosa Western Central Pacific 1900
Lophocalyx suluana Western Central Pacific 1927
Rhabdocalyptus asper Western Central Pacific 1899
Rhabdocalyptus australis Northeast Pacific and the 1901
Rhabdocalyptus dawsoni Boot sponge Eastern Pacific 150 H 1892
Rhabdocalyptus mirabilis Northeast Atlantic 1899
Rhabdocalyptus trichotis Northeast Atlantic 2018
Rossella antarctica Antarctic Indian Ocean 1872
Rossella levis Antarctic Atlantic 1907
Rossella nuda Antarctic. 1901
Rossella racovitzae Antarctic. 1901
Rossella villosa Antarctic. 1929
Schaudinnia rosea Arctic 1887
Scyphidium variospinosum Arctic 2021
Staurocalyptus dowlingi Round lipped boot sponge Northeast Pacific
Staurocalyptus fasciculatus Northeast Pacific 1899
Staurocalyptus pamelaturnerae Northeast Pacific 2018
Staurocalyptus roeperi Northeast Pacific 1886
Staurocalyptus solidus Northeast Pacific 1899
Sympagella abysslineae Northeast Pacific 2018
Sympagella clavipinula Western Central Pacific. 2004
Sympagella clippertonae Western Central Pacific. 2018
Sympagella gracilis Western Central Pacific 1903
Sympagella johnstoni Antarctic Indian Ocean 1886
Symplectella rowi Southwest Pacific 1924
Trichasterina borealis Central Arctic. 1900
Vazella pourtalesii Pourtales's glass sponge Atlantic Ocean 1870



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