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Family: Suberitidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Aaptos aaptos []	No picture found Aaptos bergmanni []	No picture found Aaptos ciliata []
No picture found Aaptos duchassaingi []	No picture found Aaptos laxosuberites []	No picture found Aaptos lobata []
No picture found Aaptos pernucleata []	No picture found Aaptos rosacea []	No picture found Aaptos suberitoides []
No picture found Caulospongia amplexa []	No picture found Homaxinella acanthelloides []	No picture found Homaxinella amphispicula [Tough yellow branching sponge]
No picture found Homaxinella balfourensis []	No picture found Homaxinella domantayi []	No picture found Homaxinella flagelliformis []
No picture found Laxosuberites coerulea []	No picture found Plicatellopsis antarctica []	No picture found Plicatellopsis flabellata []
No picture found Protosuberites capillitium []	No picture found Protosuberites epiphytum [Epiphytic horny sponge]	No picture found Protosuberites novaezelandiae []
No picture found Protosuberites proteus []	No picture found Pseudospongosorites suberitoides []	No picture found Pseudosuberites andrewsi []
No picture found Pseudosuberites cava []	No picture found Pseudosuberites digitatus []	No picture found Pseudosuberites hyalinus []
No picture found Pseudosuberites incrustans []	No picture found Pseudosuberites lobulatus []	No picture found Pseudosuberites mollis []
No picture found Pseudosuberites montiniger [Peachball sponge]	No picture found Pseudosuberites nudus []	No picture found Pseudosuberites sadko []
No picture found Pseudosuberites sulcatus []	No picture found Pseudosuberites sulphureus []	No picture found Pseudosuberites thurberi []
No picture found Pseudosuberites vakai []	No picture found Rhizaxinella australiensis []	No picture found Rhizaxinella clava []
No picture found Rhizaxinella clavata []	No picture found Rhizaxinella dichotoma []	No picture found Rhizaxinella nuda []
No picture found Rhizaxinella pyrifera []	No picture found Rhizaxinella ramulosa []	No picture found Suberites aurantiacus [Lobate sponge]
No picture found Suberites caminatus []	No picture found Suberites carnosus [Fleshy horny sponge]	No picture found Suberites cebriones []
No picture found Suberites concinnus []	No picture found Suberites diversicolor []	No picture found Suberites domuncula [Sea-orange]
Suberites ficus [Fig sponge]	No picture found Suberites japonicus []	No picture found Suberites kelleri []
No picture found Suberites microstomus []	No picture found Suberites mollis []	No picture found Suberites montalbidus []
No picture found Suberites perfectus []	No picture found Suberites pisiformis []	No picture found Suberites radiatus []
No picture found Suberites ruber []	No picture found Suberites spermatozoon []	No picture found Suberites virgultosus []
No picture found Terpios belindae []	No picture found Terpios cruciata []	Terpios fugax []
No picture found Terpios gelatinosa []	No picture found Terpios granulosus []	No picture found Terpios lobiceps []
No picture found Terpios manglaris []

70 Species of Family Suberitidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Aaptos aaptos		Western Central Atlantic
Aaptos bergmanni		Western Atlantic.
Aaptos ciliata		Philippines.
Aaptos duchassaingi		Western Central Atlantic
Aaptos laxosuberites		Western Central Pacific
Aaptos lobata		Western Central Pacific
Aaptos pernucleata		Western Central Atlantic.
Aaptos rosacea		Southwest Pacific
Aaptos suberitoides		Western Central Pacific
Caulospongia amplexa		Eastern Indian Ocean
Homaxinella acanthelloides		Western Central Pacific
Homaxinella amphispicula	Tough yellow branching sponge	Northeast Pacific
Homaxinella balfourensis		Antarctic
Homaxinella domantayi		Western Central Pacific
Homaxinella flagelliformis		Southern Oceans
Laxosuberites coerulea		Western Central Atlantic.
Plicatellopsis antarctica		Antarctica and sub-Antarc
Plicatellopsis flabellata		Southeast Pacific
Protosuberites capillitium		Arctic
Protosuberites epiphytum	Epiphytic horny sponge	Eastern Indian Ocean
Protosuberites novaezelandiae		Southwest Pacific
Protosuberites proteus		Western Central Pacific
Pseudospongosorites suberitoides		Western Central Atlantic.
Pseudosuberites andrewsi		Indo-West Pacific
Pseudosuberites cava		Indo-West Pacific.
Pseudosuberites digitatus		Southeast Pacific
Pseudosuberites hyalinus		Southeast Pacific
Pseudosuberites incrustans		Northwest Pacific
Pseudosuberites lobulatus		Western Central Pacific
Pseudosuberites mollis		Mediterranean.
Pseudosuberites montiniger	Peachball sponge	Arctic, Northeast Atlanti	30 H
Pseudosuberites nudus		Antarctica.
Pseudosuberites sadko		Arctic
Pseudosuberites sulcatus		Southeast Pacific, Southw
Pseudosuberites sulphureus		Northeast Atlantic
Pseudosuberites thurberi		Southwest Pacific
Pseudosuberites vakai		Southeast Pacific
Rhizaxinella australiensis		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Rhizaxinella clava		Western Central Atlantic.
Rhizaxinella clavata		Western Central Pacific
Rhizaxinella dichotoma		Western Central Pacific.
Rhizaxinella nuda		Western Central Pacific
Rhizaxinella pyrifera		Mediterranean.
Rhizaxinella ramulosa		Western Indian Ocean
Suberites aurantiacus	Lobate sponge	Western Central Atlantic
Suberites caminatus		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Suberites carnosus	Fleshy horny sponge	Atlantic, Indo-West Pacif
Suberites cebriones		Arctic
Suberites concinnus		Northern Pacific and the
Suberites diversicolor		Western Central Pacific
Suberites domuncula	Sea-orange	Arctic, Northeast Atlanti	10 WD
Suberites ficus	Fig sponge	Northern Pacific, Arctic,
Suberites japonicus		Western Central Pacific
Suberites kelleri		Western Central Pacific
Suberites microstomus		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Suberites mollis		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Suberites montalbidus		Arctic, Northern Atlantic
Suberites perfectus		Indo-West Pacific.
Suberites pisiformis		Western Central Pacific.
Suberites radiatus		Western Central Pacific
Suberites ruber		Southeast Pacific
Suberites spermatozoon		Arctic
Suberites virgultosus		Northeast Atlantic and th
Terpios belindae		Western Central Atlantic
Terpios cruciata		Western Central Pacific
Terpios fugax		Western Central Pacific,
Terpios gelatinosa		Western Central Pacific
Terpios granulosus		Central Pacific
Terpios lobiceps		Western Central Atlantic
Terpios manglaris		Western Central Atlantic

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