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Family: Spongiidae



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46 species (see list below)
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Coscinoderma denticulatum
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Coscinoderma lanuga
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Coscinoderma matthewsi
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Cryptospongia enigmatica
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Hippospongia ammata
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Hippospongia canaliculata
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Hippospongia cerebrum
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Aydin, Mehmet

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm WD
Hippospongia communis(Lamarck, 1813)

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Hippospongia communis
[Honey comb]
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Hippospongia densa
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Hippospongia gossypina
[Velvet sponge]

Butler, J.

Indo-West Pacific and Wes
Max. Length 28.7 cm OT
Hippospongia lachne(de Laubenfels, 1936)

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Hippospongia lachne
[Sheepswool sponge]
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Hippospongia mollissima
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Hyattella cavernosa
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Hyattella cribriformis
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Hyattella diffusa
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Hyattella foliata
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Hyattella intestinalis
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Hyattella macrophylla
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Hyattella oblongus
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Hyattella pedunculata
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Hyattella repandus
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Hyattella sulfurea
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Hyattella vedalainensis
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Leiosella ramosa
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Rhopaloeides odorabile
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Ferreira, Vasco Manuel

Northeast Atlantic and Me
Max. Length 100 cm WD
Spongia agaricinaPallas, 1766

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Spongia agaricina
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Spongia australis
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Spongia barbara
[Yellow sponge]
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Spongia cerebriformis
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Spongia ceylonensis
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Spongia graminea
[Key grass sponge]
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Spongia irregularis
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Spongia lamella
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Spongia matamata
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Spongia mollissima
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FAO

Mediterranean.
Max. Length 20 cm WD
Spongia nitens(Schmidt, 1862)

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Spongia nitens
[Shiny sponge]
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Spongia obliqua
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Spongia obscura
[Grass sponge]
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Spongia oceania
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Aydin, Mehmet

Mediterranean.

Spongia officinalisLinnaeus, 1759

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Spongia officinalis
[Greek bathing sponge]
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Spongia pertusa
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Spongia sterea
[Wire sponge]
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Spongia tampa
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Max. Length 14 cm H
 
Spongia tubulifera
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FAO

Southeast Pacific, Centra

Spongia virgultosa(Schmidt, 1868)

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Spongia virgultosa
[Finger sponge]
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Max. Length 20 cm DL
 
Spongia zimocca
[Leather sponge]


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