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Family: Rossellidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Anoxycalyx ijimai []	No picture found Anoxycalyx joubini [Volcano sponge]	Asconema setubalense []
No picture found Bathydorus spinosus []	No picture found Caulophacus arcticus []	No picture found Caulophacus cyanae []
No picture found Caulophacus discohexaster []	No picture found Caulophacus hadalis []	No picture found Caulophacus latus []
No picture found Caulophacus leonieae []	No picture found Caulophacus onychohexactinus []	No picture found Caulophacus oviformis []
No picture found Caulophacus pipetta []	No picture found Crateromorpha caledoniensis []	No picture found Crateromorpha cylindrica []
No picture found Crateromorpha haliprum []	No picture found Crateromorpha pedunculata []	No picture found Hyalascus anisoactinus []
No picture found Hyalascus farallonesensis []	No picture found Hyalascus pinulohexactinus []	No picture found Lophocalyx moscalevia []
No picture found Lophocalyx philippinensis []	No picture found Lophocalyx suluana []	No picture found Rhabdocalyptus australis []
No picture found Rhabdocalyptus dawsoni [Boot sponge]	No picture found Rhabdocalyptus mirabilis []	No picture found Rossella antarctica []
Rossella levis []	No picture found Rossella nuda []	Rossella racovitzae []
No picture found Schaudinnia rosea []	No picture found Staurocalyptus dowlingi [Round lipped boot sponge]	No picture found Sympagella clavipinula []
No picture found Sympagella gracilis []	No picture found Sympagella johnstoni []	No picture found Symplectella rowi []
No picture found Trichasterina borealis []	No picture found Vazella pourtalesii [Pourtales's glass sponge]

38 Species of Family Rossellidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Anoxycalyx ijimai		Antarctic.
Anoxycalyx joubini	Volcano sponge	Antarctic.
Asconema setubalense		Southwest Atlantic and th
Bathydorus spinosus		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Caulophacus arcticus		Central Arctic.
Caulophacus cyanae		Eastern Central Pacific.	50 NG
Caulophacus discohexaster		Western Central Pacific.
Caulophacus hadalis		Southwest Pacific
Caulophacus latus		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Caulophacus leonieae		Antarctic Atlantic
Caulophacus onychohexactinus		Western Central Pacific.
Caulophacus oviformis		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Caulophacus pipetta		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Crateromorpha caledoniensis		Western Central Pacific.
Crateromorpha cylindrica		Southern Pacific
Crateromorpha haliprum		Western Central Pacific.
Crateromorpha pedunculata		Western Central Pacific
Hyalascus anisoactinus		Western Central Pacific.
Hyalascus farallonesensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Hyalascus pinulohexactinus		Western Central Pacific.
Lophocalyx moscalevia		Western Central Pacific.
Lophocalyx philippinensis		Western Central Pacific
Lophocalyx suluana		Western Central Pacific
Rhabdocalyptus australis		Northeast Pacific and the
Rhabdocalyptus dawsoni	Boot sponge	Eastern Pacific	150 H
Rhabdocalyptus mirabilis		Northeast Atlantic
Rossella antarctica		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Rossella levis		Antarctic Atlantic
Rossella nuda		Antarctic.
Rossella racovitzae		Antarctic.
Schaudinnia rosea		Arctic
Staurocalyptus dowlingi	Round lipped boot sponge	Northeast Pacific
Sympagella clavipinula		Western Central Pacific.
Sympagella gracilis		Western Central Pacific
Sympagella johnstoni		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Symplectella rowi		Southwest Pacific
Trichasterina borealis		Central Arctic.
Vazella pourtalesii	Pourtales's glass sponge	Atlantic Ocean

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