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Home >> Checklist: Sponges (Porifera) >> Previous version of Key >> Identification Key (new version): Sponges (Porifera) Filter/Display Options Family/Genus Filter: Sort by: Display Common Names Display images: Sponges (Porifera) Species Count: 286 Acanthochaetetidae Willardia Acarnidae Acarnus nicoleae Acarnus souriei Cornulella Iophon cheliferum Agelasidae Agelas Agelas cerebriformis Agelas clathrodes Agelas conifera Agelas dispar Agelas schmidtii Agelas tubulata Agelas wiedenmayeri Ancorinidae Ancorina Holoxea Penares schulzei Stelletta Stelletta fibrosa Stelletta kallitetilla Stelletta pudica Stellettinopsis megastylifera Stryphnus Stryphnus raratriaenus Aphrocallistidae Heterochone calyx Aplysinidae Aiolochroia crassa Aplysina Aplysina archeri Aplysina cauliformis Aplysina chiriquiensis Aplysina fistularis Aplysina fulva Aplysina insularis Aplysina lacunosa Verongula gigantea Verongula reiswigi Verongula rigida Axinellidae Axinella Axinella corrugata Dragmacidon lunaecharta Dragmacidon reticulatum Dragmaxia undata Ptilocaulis walpersi Ptilocaulis walpersii Callyspongiidae Callyspongia arcesiosa Callyspongia armigera Callyspongia fallax Callyspongia pallida Callyspongia vaginalis Chalinidae Chalinula molitba Chalinula zeae Haliclona Haliclona albifragilis Haliclona caerulea Haliclona cinerea Haliclona coerulescens Haliclona curacaoensis Haliclona implexiformis Haliclona luciensis Haliclona magnifica Haliclona manglaris Haliclona megasclera Haliclona melana Haliclona mucifibrosa Haliclona perforata Haliclona piscaderaensis Haliclona tubifera Haliclona twincayensis Haliclona vansoesti Haliclona vermeuleni Haliclona walentinae Chondrillidae Chondrilla caribensis Chondrilla nucula Chondrosia Chondrosia collectrix Chondrosia reniformis Chondropsidae Batzella fusca Clathrinidae Clathrina coriacea Clathrina primordialis Clionaidae Cervicornia cuspidifera Cliona amplicavata Cliona aprica Cliona caribbaea Cliona delitrix Cliona flavifodina Cliona laticavicola Cliona tenuis Cliona topsenti Cliona varians Pione lampa Spheciospongia vesparium Coelosphaeridae Forcepia grandisigmata Lissodendoryx Lissodendoryx colombiensis Lissodendoryx isodictyalis Lissodendoryx sigmata Crambeidae Crambe panamensis Discorhabdella littoralis Discorhabdella urizae Monanchora arbuscula Darwinellidae Aplysilla glacialis Chelonaplysilla erecta Desmacellidae Biemna Biemna caribea Biemna tubulata Neofibularia nolitangere Neofibularia notilangere Desmacididae Desmapsamma anchorata Desmoxyidae Myrmekioderma Myrmekioderma gyroderma Myrmekioderma rea Dictyodendrillidae Igernella Igernella notabilis Dictyonellidae Acanthella cubensis Scopalina ruetzleri Svenzea cristinae Svenzea flava Svenzea tubulosa Svenzea zeai Dysideidae Dysidea etheria Euretidae Conorete erectum Geodiidae Erylus formosus Erylus goffrileri Geodia Geodia ataxastra Geodia gibberosa Geodia media Geodia neptuni Geodia papyracea Geodia papyraceae Geodia tumulosa Halichondriidae Amorphinopsis Ciocalypta vansoesti Halichondria Halichondria lutea Halichondria magniconulosa Halichondria melanadocia Halichondria melanodocia Halichondria nucula Halichondria panicea Hymeniacidon Hymeniacidon caerulea Petromica ciocalyptoides Spongosorites coralliophaga Topsentia Topsentia ophiraphidites Halisarcidae Halisarca Halisarca caerulea Hyalonematidae Hyalonema azuerone Hyalonema ovuliferum Hymedesmiidae Phorbas amaranthus Iotrochotidae Iotrochota Iotrochota birotulata Irciniidae Ircinia Ircinia campana Ircinia felix Ircinia flagelliformis Ircinia ramosa Ircinia strobilina Ircinia variabilis Leucaltidae Leucaltis clathria Leucettidae Leucetta Leucetta floridana Leucetta imberbis Leuconiidae Leucandra aspera Leucandra rudifera Merliidae Merlia normani Microcionidae Artemisina melana Clathria Clathria aspera Clathria curacaoensis Clathria echinata Clathria ferrea Clathria microchela Clathria oxeota Clathria spinosa Clathria venosa Clathria virgultosa Pandaros acanthifolium Mycalidae Mycale Mycale americana Mycale angulosa Mycale arenaria Mycale arndti Mycale carmigropila Mycale cecilia Mycale citrina Mycale diversisigmata Mycale laevis Mycale laxissima Mycale magnirhaphidifera Mycale microsigmatosa Mycale vitellina Myxillidae Tedania klausi Niphatidae Amphimedon caribica Amphimedon complanata Amphimedon erina Amphimedon rubens Amphimedon viridis Cribrochalina Cribrochalina vasculum Haliclona compressa Niphates Niphates amorpha Niphates arenata Niphates caycedoi Niphates digitalis Niphates erecta Niphates ramosa Oceanapiidae Oceanapia bartschi Pachastrellidae Dercitus Petrosiidae Neopetrosia carbonaria Neopetrosia dendrocrevacea Neopetrosia proxima Neopetrosia rosariensis Neopetrosia sigmafera Neopetrosia subtriangularis Petrosia pellasarca Petrosia weinbergi Xestospongia Xestospongia bocatorensis Xestospongia deweerdtae Xestospongia muta Phloeodictyidae Calyx podatypa Oceanapia Oceanapia fistulosa Oceanapia nodosa Oceanapia oleracea Oceanapia peltata Siphonodictyon brevitubulatum Siphonodictyon coralliphagum Placospongiidae Placospongia Placospongia intermedia Placospongia melobesioides Plakinidae Oscarella Plakina elisa Plakinastrella onkodes Plakortis angulospiculatus Plakortis deweerdtaephila Plakortis halichondrioides Plakortis simplex Polymastiidae Polymastia tenax Raspailiidae Ectyoplasia ferox Rossellidae Caulophacus schulzei Scleritodermidae Aciculites higginsii Spirastrellidae Diplastrella megastellata Spirastrella Spirastrella coccinea Spirastrella cunctatrix Spirastrella hartmani Spirastrella mollis Spongiidae Hippospongia gossypina Hyattella cavernosa Hyattella intestinalis Spongia agaricina Spongia anclotea Spongia barbara Spongia tubulifera Spongillidae Ephydatia fluviatilis Suberitidae Aaptos Prosuberites laughlini Pseudosuberites sulcatus Suberites aurantiacus Terpios Terpios belindae Terpios manglaris Sycettidae Sycon Tedaniidae Tedania ignis Tethyidae Tectitethya Tectitethya crypta Tectitethya keyensis Tethya Tethya actinea Tethya actinia Tethya aurantium Tethya seychellensis Tetillidae Cinachyra Cinachyrella Cinachyrella alloclada Cinachyrella apion Cinachyrella kuekenthali Theonellidae Discodermia dissoluta Thorectidae Hyrtios proteus Smenospongia aurea Timeidae Timea Tretodictyidae Hexactinella ventilabrum Vetulinidae Vetulina stalactites
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