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Family: Acarnidae



(See list of species below)


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53 species (see list below)
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Acarnus bergquistae
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Acarnus bicladotylotus
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Acarnus caledoniensis
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Acarnus claudei
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Max. Length 4 cm H
 
Acarnus erithacus
[Red volcano sponge]
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Acarnus innominatus
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Acarnus nicoleae
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Acarnus primigenius
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Acarnus ternatus
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Acarnus wolffgangi
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Astylinifer arndti
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Cornulum achela
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Cornulum enteromorphoides
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Cornulum textile
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Cornulum toxiferum
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Cornulum virguliferum
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Damiria simplex
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Iophon abnormale
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Iophon aceratum
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Iophon cheliferum
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Iophon chilense
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Iophon dubium
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Iophon frigidum
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Iophon gaussi
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Iophon hyndmani
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Iophon koltuni
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Iophon laminale
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Iophon methanophila
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Iophon minor
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Iophon nigricans
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Iophon parvachela
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Iophon pattersoni
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Iophon piceum
[Pitch-black horny sponge]
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Iophon pluricorne
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Iophon proximum
[Chilean breadcrumb sponge]
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Iophon radiatum
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Iophon rayae
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Iophon spinulentum
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Iophon terranovae
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Iophon tubiforme
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Iophon unicorne
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Megaciella cardenasi
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Megaciella pilosa
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Megaciella tawiensis
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Melonchela clathriata
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Myxichela fragilis
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Myxichela ochotensis
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Myxichela spirinae
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Myxichela zenkevitchi
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Paracornulum dubium
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Paracornulum strepsichela
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Wigginsia wigginsi
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Zyzzya fuliginosa
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acarnus bergquistae Western Central Pacific 1991
Acarnus bicladotylotus Western Central Pacific 1981
Acarnus caledoniensis Western Central Pacific 1993
Acarnus claudei Western Central Pacific 1991
Acarnus erithacus Red volcano sponge Eastern Pacific 4 H 1927
Acarnus innominatus Atlantic Ocean. 1867
Acarnus nicoleae Indian Ocean, Atlantic Oc 1991
Acarnus primigenius Indo-West Pacific. 1991
Acarnus ternatus South China Sea. 1884
Acarnus wolffgangi Western Central Pacific 1889
Astylinifer arndti Western Central Pacific
Cornulum achela Western Central Pacific 1912
Cornulum enteromorphoides Western Central Pacific 1887
Cornulum textile Northeast Atlantic 1876
Cornulum toxiferum Western Central Pacific 1925
Cornulum virguliferum Western Central Pacific. 1983
Damiria simplex Western Central Pacific 1891
Iophon abnormale Antarctic Indian Ocean 1886
Iophon aceratum Antarctic Pacific 1914
Iophon cheliferum Antarctic Indian Ocean 1886
Iophon chilense Southeast Pacific 1996
Iophon dubium Arctic and Northern Atlan 1885
Iophon frigidum Arctic and Northern Atlan 1905
Iophon gaussi Antarctic Atlantic 1914
Iophon hyndmani Antarctic Atlantic 1858
Iophon koltuni Arctic and North Atlantic 2019
Iophon laminale Antarctic Indian Ocean 1886
Iophon methanophila Antarctic Indian Ocean 2019
Iophon minor Southwest Pacific 1924
Iophon nigricans Southwest Pacific 1866
Iophon parvachela Southwest Pacific 2018
Iophon pattersoni Southwest Pacific
Iophon piceum Pitch-black horny sponge Northern Atlantic and the 1882
Iophon pluricorne Northern Atlantic and the 1907
Iophon proximum Chilean breadcrumb sponge Cosmopolitan. 1881
Iophon radiatum Indo-Pacific and the Anta 1901
Iophon rayae Indo-Pacific and the Anta 1966
Iophon spinulentum Indo-Pacific and the Anta 1858
Iophon terranovae Antarctica. 2000
Iophon tubiforme Southeast Pacific 1996
Iophon unicorne Southern Oceans 1907
Megaciella cardenasi Antarctic Atlantic 2019
Megaciella pilosa Antarctic and Western Cen 1886
Megaciella tawiensis Western Central Pacific 1925
Melonchela clathriata Western Central Pacific
Myxichela fragilis Western Central Pacific
Myxichela ochotensis Western Central Pacific
Myxichela spirinae Western Central Pacific
Myxichela zenkevitchi Western Central Pacific
Paracornulum dubium Western Central Pacific 1912
Paracornulum strepsichela Western Central Pacific 1922
Wigginsia wigginsi Arctic 1953
Zyzzya fuliginosa Western Central Pacific 1879



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