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Family: Halichondriidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Amorphinopsis atlantica []	No picture found Amorphinopsis excavans []	No picture found Amorphinopsis fenestrata []
No picture found Amorphinopsis foetida []	No picture found Amorphinopsis sacciformis []	No picture found Amorphinopsis subacerata []
No picture found Axinyssa aculeata []	No picture found Axinyssa ambrosia []	No picture found Axinyssa aplysinoides []
No picture found Axinyssa aurantiaca []	No picture found Axinyssa mertoni []	No picture found Axinyssa radiata []
No picture found Axinyssa valida []	No picture found Axinyssa variabilis []	No picture found Ciocalypta bustamanti []
No picture found Ciocalypta colorata []	No picture found Ciocalypta digitata []	No picture found Ciocalypta melichlora []
Ciocalypta penicillus [Brush horny sponge]	No picture found Ciocalypta rutila []	No picture found Ciocalypta tyleri []
No picture found Epipolasis suluensis []	No picture found Halichondria armata []	No picture found Halichondria bergquistae []
Halichondria bowerbanki [Bowerbanks halichondria]	No picture found Halichondria cartilaginea []	No picture found Halichondria coerulea []
No picture found Halichondria colossea []	No picture found Halichondria corrugata []	No picture found Halichondria japonica []
No picture found Halichondria lambei [Conic horny sponge]	No picture found Halichondria lutea []	No picture found Halichondria magniconulosa []
No picture found Halichondria melanadocia []	No picture found Halichondria oblonga []	Halichondria panicea [Bread-crumb sponge]
No picture found Halichondria poa []	No picture found Halichondria sitiens [Green-tinged sponge]	No picture found Halichondria solidior []
No picture found Halichondria turritella []	No picture found Hymeniacidon agminata []	No picture found Hymeniacidon assimilis []
No picture found Hymeniacidon caerulea []	No picture found Hymeniacidon chloris []	No picture found Hymeniacidon fernandezi []
No picture found Hymeniacidon heliophila [Diurnal horny sponge]	No picture found Hymeniacidon kerguelensis []	Hymeniacidon perlevis []
No picture found Hymeniacidon rubiginosa []	Hymeniacidon sinapium []	No picture found Johannesia reticulosa []
No picture found Pellina carbonaria []	No picture found Pellina sitiens []	No picture found Spongosorites porites []
No picture found Topsentia bahamensis []	No picture found Topsentia bubaroides []	No picture found Topsentia disparilis []
No picture found Topsentia distincta []	No picture found Topsentia dura []	No picture found Topsentia halichondrioides []
No picture found Topsentia indica []	No picture found Topsentia myxa []	No picture found Topsentia ophiraphidites []
No picture found Topsentia profunditatis []	No picture found Topsentia salomonensis []	No picture found Vosmaeria crustacea []

66 Species of Family Halichondriidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Amorphinopsis atlantica		Western Atlantic and Sout
Amorphinopsis excavans		Indo-West Pacific.
Amorphinopsis fenestrata		Indo-West Pacific
Amorphinopsis foetida		Indo-West Pacific
Amorphinopsis sacciformis		Western Central Pacific
Amorphinopsis subacerata		Western Central Pacific
Axinyssa aculeata		Central Pacific.
Axinyssa ambrosia		Western Central Atlantic.
Axinyssa aplysinoides		Indo-West Pacific.
Axinyssa aurantiaca		Northeast Atlantic
Axinyssa mertoni		Western Central Pacific
Axinyssa radiata		Western Central Pacific.
Axinyssa valida		Western Central Pacific
Axinyssa variabilis		Western Pacific
Ciocalypta bustamanti		Southeast Pacific
Ciocalypta colorata		Western Indian Ocean
Ciocalypta digitata		Western Central Pacific
Ciocalypta melichlora		Indo-West Pacific.
Ciocalypta penicillus	Brush horny sponge	Eastern Central Pacific a
Ciocalypta rutila		Indo-West Pacific.
Ciocalypta tyleri		Western Central Pacific
Epipolasis suluensis		Western Central Pacific
Halichondria armata		South China Sea.
Halichondria bergquistae		Western Central Pacific
Halichondria bowerbanki	Bowerbanks halichondria	Arctic, Pacific Ocean and
Halichondria cartilaginea		Western Pacific
Halichondria coerulea		Eastern Central Pacific
Halichondria colossea		Northeast Atlantic and No
Halichondria corrugata		Western Central Atlantic
Halichondria japonica		Northwest Pacific
Halichondria lambei	Conic horny sponge	Northern Atlantic and the
Halichondria lutea		Western Central Atlantic.	2 H
Halichondria magniconulosa		Western Central Atlantic.
Halichondria melanadocia		Eastern Central Pacific a
Halichondria oblonga		Arctic
Halichondria panicea	Bread-crumb sponge	Northern Pacific, Norther	60 WD
Halichondria poa		Western Central Atlantic
Halichondria sitiens	Green-tinged sponge	Arctic, Northeast Pacific
Halichondria solidior		Western Central Atlantic
Halichondria turritella		Western Central Atlantic
Hymeniacidon agminata		Western Central Pacific a
Hymeniacidon assimilis		Arctic
Hymeniacidon caerulea		Western Central Atlantic
Hymeniacidon chloris		Eastern Central Pacific
Hymeniacidon fernandezi		Southeast Pacific and Ant
Hymeniacidon heliophila	Diurnal horny sponge	Western Central Atlantic
Hymeniacidon kerguelensis		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Hymeniacidon perlevis		Arctic and Northeast Atla
Hymeniacidon rubiginosa		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Hymeniacidon sinapium		Eastern Pacific
Johannesia reticulosa		Southeast Pacific
Pellina carbonaria		Western Central Pacific a
Pellina sitiens		Arctic, Eastern Central P
Spongosorites porites		Western Central Pacific.
Topsentia bahamensis		Western Central Atlantic.
Topsentia bubaroides		Western Central Pacific.
Topsentia disparilis		Arctic
Topsentia distincta		Eastern Central Pacific
Topsentia dura		Central Pacific
Topsentia halichondrioides		Indo-West Pacific.
Topsentia indica		Western Central Pacific
Topsentia myxa		Eastern Central Pacific
Topsentia ophiraphidites		Western Central Atlantic
Topsentia profunditatis		Western Central Atlantic
Topsentia salomonensis		Western Central Pacific
Vosmaeria crustacea		Northeast Atlantic

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