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Family: Polymastiidae (See list of species below)

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39 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Acanthopolymastia pisiformis
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Koltunia burtoni
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Polymastia agglutinans
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Polymastia andrica
[Many-knotted horny sponge]


Polymastia boletiformis
[Yellow hedgehog sponge]
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Polymastia croceus
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Polymastia gemmipara
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Polymastia granulosa
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Polymastia grimaldii
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Polymastia hemisphaerica
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Polymastia invaginata
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Polymastia isidis
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Polymastia mamillaris
[Teat sponge]
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Polymastia pachymastia
[Black-orange spud sponge]
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Polymastia pacifica
[Aggregated nipple sponge]
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Polymastia polytylota
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Polymastia rara
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Polymastia tenax
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Polymastia thielei
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Polymastia tropicalis
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Polymastia tubulifera
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Polymastia uberrima
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Pseudotrachya hystrix
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Quasillina brevis
[Short bladder horny sponge]
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Radiella sol
[Sun horny sponge]
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Radiella straticulata
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Sphaerotylus antarcticus
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Sphaerotylus borealis
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Sphaerotylus capitatus
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Sphaerotylus exospinosus
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Sphaerotylus exotylotus
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Sphaerotylus renoufi
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Sphaerotylus sceptrum
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Sphaerotylus tjalfei
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Sphaerotylus vanhoeffeni
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Spinularia australis
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Tentorium papillatum
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Tentorium semisuberites
[Pavilion horny sponge]
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Tylexocladus hispidus
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39 Species of Family Polymastiidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Acanthopolymastia pisiformis Western Central Pacific.
Koltunia burtoni Antarctic Pacific
Polymastia agglutinans Northeast Atlantic
Polymastia andrica Many-knotted horny sponge Northern Atlantic and the
Polymastia boletiformis Yellow hedgehog sponge Northeast Atlantic
Polymastia croceus Southwest Pacific
Polymastia gemmipara Western Central Pacific
Polymastia granulosa Southwest Pacific
Polymastia grimaldii Northern Atlantic.
Polymastia hemisphaerica Arctic
Polymastia invaginata Southern Ocean and the An
Polymastia isidis Antarctic
Polymastia mamillaris Teat sponge Northeast Atlantic and th
Polymastia pachymastia Black-orange spud sponge Northeast Pacific
Polymastia pacifica Aggregated nipple sponge Eastern Pacific 2 H
Polymastia polytylota Mediterranean
Polymastia rara Arctic and Northwest Paci
Polymastia tenax Western Central Atlantic
Polymastia thielei Northern Atlantic and the
Polymastia tropicalis Western Central Pacific
Polymastia tubulifera Western Indian Ocean
Polymastia uberrima Arctic and Northern Atlan
Pseudotrachya hystrix Northeast Atlantic
Quasillina brevis Short bladder horny sponge Arctic and Northwest Atla
Radiella sol Sun horny sponge Arctic
Radiella straticulata Western Central Pacific
Sphaerotylus antarcticus Circumantarctic.
Sphaerotylus borealis Arctic and Northeast Atla
Sphaerotylus capitatus Northern Atlantic, Arctic
Sphaerotylus exospinosus Western Central Pacific
Sphaerotylus exotylotus Northwest Pacific
Sphaerotylus renoufi Northeast Atlantic
Sphaerotylus sceptrum Northwest Pacific
Sphaerotylus tjalfei Northwest Atlantic
Sphaerotylus vanhoeffeni Antarctic
Spinularia australis Western Central Pacific.
Tentorium papillatum Antarctic
Tentorium semisuberites Pavilion horny sponge Cosmopolitan.
Tylexocladus hispidus Western Central Pacific



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