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Family: Irciniidae (See list of species below)

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31 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Ircinia aruensis []	No picture found Ircinia atrovirens []	No picture found Ircinia campana [Vase garlic sponge]
No picture found Ircinia collectrix []	No picture found Ircinia colossa []	No picture found Ircinia dendroides []
No picture found Ircinia echinata []	No picture found Ircinia felix [Stinker sponge]	No picture found Ircinia friabilis []
No picture found Ircinia fusca []	No picture found Ircinia irregularis []	No picture found Ircinia mutans []
No picture found Ircinia nolanae []	No picture found Ircinia oligoceras []	No picture found Ircinia pinna []
No picture found Ircinia ramodigitata []	No picture found Ircinia ramosa []	No picture found Ircinia richardsoni []
No picture found Ircinia schulzei []	No picture found Ircinia simae []	No picture found Ircinia spiculosa []
No picture found Ircinia strobilina [Black-ball sponge]	No picture found Ircinia variabilis []	No picture found Psammocinia alba []
No picture found Psammocinia arenosa []	No picture found Psammocinia bulbosa []	No picture found Psammocinia halmiformis []
No picture found Psammocinia hawere [Rubber sponge]	No picture found Sarcotragus fasciculatus [Stinking sponge]	Sarcotragus foetidus [Dark stinging sponge]
No picture found Sarcotragus spinosulus []

31 Species of Family Irciniidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Ircinia aruensis		Western Central Pacific
Ircinia atrovirens		Western Central Pacific
Ircinia campana	Vase garlic sponge	Western Atlantic and Medi	0.5 H
Ircinia collectrix		Western Central Pacific
Ircinia colossa		Western Central Pacific
Ircinia dendroides		Western Central Pacific
Ircinia echinata		Western Central Pacific
Ircinia felix	Stinker sponge	Western Atlantic	0.2 H
Ircinia friabilis		Western Central Pacific
Ircinia fusca		Indo-West Pacific
Ircinia irregularis		Western Central Pacific
Ircinia mutans		Western Central Pacific
Ircinia nolanae		Southeast Atlantic
Ircinia oligoceras		Western Central Pacific
Ircinia pinna		Western Pacific
Ircinia ramodigitata		Western Central Pacific
Ircinia ramosa		Indo-West Pacific.
Ircinia richardsoni		Southeast Atlantic
Ircinia schulzei		Indo-West Pacific.
Ircinia simae		Southeast Atlantic
Ircinia spiculosa		Western Central Pacific
Ircinia strobilina	Black-ball sponge	Western Atlantic	0.5 H
Ircinia variabilis		Atlantic Ocean and the Me	25 H
Psammocinia alba		Western Central Pacific
Psammocinia arenosa		Western Central Pacific
Psammocinia bulbosa		Western Central Pacific
Psammocinia halmiformis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Psammocinia hawere	Rubber sponge	Southwest Pacific
Sarcotragus fasciculatus	Stinking sponge	Western Central Pacific,
Sarcotragus foetidus	Dark stinging sponge	Northeast Atlantic and Me
Sarcotragus spinosulus		Northeast Atlantic.

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