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Sponges (Porifera)
Species Count: 286
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
Dercitus
Holoxea
Penares schulzei
Stelletta
Stelletta fibrosa
Stelletta kallitetilla
Stelletta pudica
Stellettinopsis megastylifera
Stryphnus
Stryphnus raratriaenus
Aphrocallistidae
Heterochone calyx
Aplysellidae
Igernella
Igernella notabilis
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
Clathriidae
Pandaros acanthifolium
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
Coelosphaeridae
Forcepia grandisigmata
Crambeidae
Crambe panamensis
Discorhabdella littoralis
Discorhabdella urizae
Darwinellidae
Aplysilla glacialis
Chelonaplysilla erecta
Desmacellidae
Biemna
Biemna caribea
Biemna tubulata
Neofibularia nolitangere
Neofibularia notilangere
Desmacididae
Monanchora arbuscula
Dictyonellidae
Acanthella cubensis
Scopalina ruetzleri
Svenzea cristinae
Svenzea flava
Svenzea tubulosa
Svenzea zeai
Dysideidae
Dysidea etheria
Euretidae
Conorete erectum
Fabaceae
Willardia
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
Heteroxyidae
Myrmekioderma
Myrmekioderma gyroderma
Myrmekioderma rea
Hyalonematidae
Hyalonema azuerone
Hyalonema ovuliferum
Hymedesmiidae
Phorbas amaranthus
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
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
Desmapsamma anchorata
Iotrochota
Iotrochota birotulata
Lissodendoryx
Lissodendoryx colombiensis
Lissodendoryx isodictyalis
Lissodendoryx sigmata
Tedania ignis
Tedania klausi
Niphatidae
Amphimedon caribica
Amphimedon complanata
Amphimedon compressa
Amphimedon erina
Amphimedon rubens
Amphimedon viridis
Cribrochalina
Cribrochalina vasculum
Niphates
Niphates amorpha
Niphates arenata
Niphates caycedoi
Niphates digitalis
Niphates erecta
Niphates ramosa
Oceanapiidae
Oceanapia
Oceanapia bartschi
Oceanapia fistulosa
Oceanapia nodosa
Oceanapia oleracea
Oceanapia peltata
Oscarellidae
Oscarella
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
Siphonodictyon brevitubulatum
Siphonodictyon coralliphagum
Placospongiidae
Placospongia
Placospongia intermedia
Placospongia melobesioides
Plakinidae
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
Spheciospongia vesparium
Spirastrella
Spirastrella coccinea
Spirastrella cunctatrix
Spirastrella hartmani
Spirastrella mollis
Spongiidae
Hippospongia gossypina
Hyattella cavernosa
Hyattella intestinalis
Spongia agaricina
Spongia barbara
Spongia pertusa
Spongia tubulifera
Spongillidae
Ephydatia fluviatilis
Suberitidae
Aaptos
Prosuberites laughlini
Pseudosuberites sulcatus
Suberites aurantiacus
Terpios
Terpios belindae
Terpios manglaris
Sycettidae
Sycon
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
Diplastrella megastellata
Timea
Tretodictyidae
Hexactinella ventilabrum
Vetulinidae
Vetulina stalactites