Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Myxillidae



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55 species
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Anaata spongigartina
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Damiriopsis brondstedi
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Ectyomyxilla parasitica
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Ectyonopsis panis
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Max. Length 120 cm WD

 
Hymenamphiastra cyanocrypta
[Blue encrusting sponge]
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Hymenancora dogieli
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Hymenancora lundbecki
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Hymenancora tenuissima
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Hymendectyon lyoni
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Melonanchora elliptica
[Warty sponge]
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Melonanchora emphysema
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Melonanchora kobjakovae
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Myxilla acribria
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Myxilla agennes
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Myxilla arenaria
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Myxilla asigmata
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Myxilla barentsi
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Myxilla basimucronata
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Myxilla brunnea
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Myxilla burtoni
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Myxilla chilensis
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Myxilla dendyi
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Myxilla elastica
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Myxilla elongata
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Myxilla fimbriata
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Myxilla flexitornota
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Myxilla fromontae
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Myxilla hastatispiculata
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Myxilla hentscheli
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Pacific Ocean, Northern A
Max. Length 1 cm H
Myxilla incrustans (Esper, 1805)

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Myxilla incrustans
[Rough scallop sponge]
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Myxilla iophonoides
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Myxilla iotrochotina
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Myxilla janeae
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Myxilla kerguelensis
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Max. Length 12.5 cm H

 
Myxilla lacunosa
[Sulphur horny sponge]
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Myxilla lissostyla
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Myxilla macrosigma
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Myxilla mariana
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Myxilla methanophila
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Myxilla mollis
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Myxilla pedunculata
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Myxilla perspinosa
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Myxilla ramosa
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Myxilla rosacea
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Psammochela elegans
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Psammochela rigida
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Pseudomyxilla vitiazi
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Stelodoryx alaskensis
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Stelodoryx chlorophylla
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Stelodoryx flabellata
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Stelodoryx multidentata
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Stelodoryx phyllomorpha
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Stelodoryx toporoki
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Stelotrochota hartmani
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Stylopus arndti
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Anaata spongigartina 1930
Damiriopsis brondstedi Indo-West Pacific. 1928
Ectyomyxilla parasitica Indo-West Pacific. 1893
Ectyonopsis panis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1982
Hymenamphiastra cyanocrypta Blue encrusting sponge Eastern Pacific. Climate 120 WD 1930
Hymenancora dogieli Eastern Pacific. Climate 1952
Hymenancora lundbecki Western Central Pacific 1912
Hymenancora tenuissima Southeast Pacific 1905
Hymendectyon lyoni Southeast Pacific 1966
Melonanchora elliptica Warty sponge Northern Atlantic and the 1874
Melonanchora emphysema Northern Atlantic and the 1875
Melonanchora kobjakovae Northern Atlantic and the 1958
Myxilla acribria Northern Atlantic and the 1942
Myxilla agennes Northern Atlantic and the 1930
Myxilla arenaria Western Indian Ocean 1905
Myxilla asigmata Antarctic. 1901
Myxilla barentsi Northeast Atlantic, North 1885
Myxilla basimucronata Antarctic Indian Ocean 1932
Myxilla brunnea Arctic, Northeast Pacific 1885
Myxilla burtoni Arctic, Northeast Pacific 2020
Myxilla chilensis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1905
Myxilla dendyi Western Central Pacific 1959
Myxilla elastica Western Central Pacific 1958
Myxilla elongata Antarctica. 1917
Myxilla fimbriata Antarctica. 1866
Myxilla flexitornota Antarctica. 1925
Myxilla fromontae Antarctica. 2020
Myxilla hastatispiculata Antarctica. 1905
Myxilla hentscheli Antarctica. 1929
Myxilla incrustans Rough scallop sponge Pacific Ocean, Northern A 1 H 1805
Myxilla iophonoides Pacific Ocean, Northern A 1906
Myxilla iotrochotina Northeast Atlantic 1892
Myxilla janeae Northeast Atlantic 2020
Myxilla kerguelensis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1914
Myxilla lacunosa Sulphur horny sponge Northeast Pacific and the 12.5 H 1893
Myxilla lissostyla Antarctic Atlantic 1938
Myxilla macrosigma Northeast Atlantic. 1971
Myxilla mariana Antarctic 1886
Myxilla methanophila Western Central Atlantic 1998
Myxilla mollis Western Central Pacific a 1886
Myxilla pedunculata Northern Atlantic, Northe 1905
Myxilla perspinosa Northern Atlantic, Northe 1905
Myxilla ramosa Western Central Pacific 1896
Myxilla rosacea Northeast Atlantic and Ce 1859
Psammochela elegans Indo-West Pacific. 1916
Psammochela rigida Western Central Pacific 1875
Pseudomyxilla vitiazi Western Central Pacific
Stelodoryx alaskensis Western Central Pacific 1895
Stelodoryx chlorophylla Western Central Pacific. 1993
Stelodoryx flabellata Arctic 1959
Stelodoryx multidentata Antarctic Indian Ocean 1982
Stelodoryx phyllomorpha Western Central Pacific. 1993
Stelodoryx toporoki Northern Pacific and the 1958
Stelotrochota hartmani Northern Pacific and the 1966
Stylopus arndti Northern Pacific and the 1930



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