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Family: Thorectidae



(See list of species below)


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48 species (see list below)
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Aplysinopsis elegans
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Aplysinopsis lobosa
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Aplysinopsis schmidti
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Cacospongia hermanorum
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Carteriospongia delicata
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Carteriospongia flabellifera
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Max. Length 20 cm H
 
Carteriospongia foliascens
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Carteriospongia vermicularis
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Dactylospongia elegans
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Dactylospongia metachromia
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Fascaplysinopsis reticulata
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Fasciospongia cerebriformis
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Fasciospongia costifera
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Fasciospongia euplectelloides
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Fasciospongia lordii
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Fasciospongia turgida
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Hyrtios cavernosus
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Hyrtios collectrix
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Hyrtios communis
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Hyrtios elegans
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Hyrtios erectus
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Hyrtios lachne
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Max. Length 5 cm WD
 
Hyrtios proteus
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Hyrtios reticulatus
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Hyrtios violaceus
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Lendenfeldia chondrodes
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Lendenfeldia dendyi
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Luffariella caliculata
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Luffariella cylindrica
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Luffariella geometrica
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Luffariella herdmani
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Luffariella variabilis
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Petrosaspongia nigra
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Phyllospongia coriacea
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Phyllospongia dendyi
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Phyllospongia ectoscula
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Phyllospongia elegans
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Phyllospongia fissurata
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Phyllospongia palmata
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Phyllospongia papyracea
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Phyllospongia torresia
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Phyllospongia velum
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Polyfibrospongia echina
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Smenospongia aurea
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Smenospongia conulosa
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Smenospongia dysodes
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Strepsichordaia caliciformis
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Thorectaxia papuensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aplysinopsis elegans Western Central Pacific 1888
Aplysinopsis lobosa Western Central Pacific 1932
Aplysinopsis schmidti Western Central Pacific 1877
Cacospongia hermanorum Southeast Pacific 2021
Carteriospongia delicata Western Central Pacific 1982
Carteriospongia flabellifera Western Central Pacific 1877
Carteriospongia foliascens Indo-West Pacific. 20 H 1766
Carteriospongia vermicularis Western Central Pacific 1889
Dactylospongia elegans Pacific Ocean. 1899
Dactylospongia metachromia Central Pacific 1954
Fascaplysinopsis reticulata Western Central Pacific 1912
Fasciospongia cerebriformis Western Central Pacific
Fasciospongia costifera Western Central Pacific 1814
Fasciospongia euplectelloides Western Central Pacific 1912
Fasciospongia lordii Eastern Central Pacific 1889
Fasciospongia turgida Eastern Central Pacific 1814
Hyrtios cavernosus Eastern Central Pacific 1766
Hyrtios collectrix Northeast Atlantic 1879
Hyrtios communis Western Central Pacific 1885
Hyrtios elegans Western Central Pacific 1899
Hyrtios erectus Indo-Pacific 1889
Hyrtios lachne To be filled.
Hyrtios proteus Western Central Atlantic. 5 WD 1864
Hyrtios reticulatus Western Central Pacific 1899
Hyrtios violaceus Western Central Atlantic. 1864
Lendenfeldia chondrodes Western Central Pacific 1954
Lendenfeldia dendyi Western Indian Ocean 1889
Luffariella caliculata Western Central Pacific 1995
Luffariella cylindrica Western Central Pacific 1995
Luffariella geometrica Western Central Pacific 1900
Luffariella herdmani Western Central Pacific 1905
Luffariella variabilis Western Central Pacific 1884
Petrosaspongia nigra Western Central Pacific 1995
Phyllospongia coriacea Western Central Pacific
Phyllospongia dendyi Western Central Pacific
Phyllospongia ectoscula Western Central Pacific 1959
Phyllospongia elegans Western Central Pacific
Phyllospongia fissurata Western Central Pacific 1889
Phyllospongia palmata Western Central Pacific 1899
Phyllospongia papyracea Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 1794
Phyllospongia torresia Indo-Pacific. Tropical a
Phyllospongia velum Indo-Pacific. Tropical a
Polyfibrospongia echina Indo-Pacific. Tropical a
Smenospongia aurea Western Central Atlantic 1875
Smenospongia conulosa Western Central Pacific 1986
Smenospongia dysodes Western Central Pacific. 1954
Strepsichordaia caliciformis Western Central Pacific 1885
Thorectaxia papuensis Western Central Pacific 1999



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