Back to search
Other identification tools

Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Dictyonellidae



(See list of species below)


Select Class:     Select Order:   
Select Family: Subfamily:     Select Genus:
Select Ocean (marine/brackish) or Continent (freshwater):
Select a country:
Only include species occuring above: m
Total number of spines in dorsal and anal fins (optional).      Enter total length (TL) and maximum body depth (BD)
Show family drawing(s)



36 species (see list below)
Export file

1 of 1 Jump to:
No picture found
 
Acanthella cavernosa
[]
No picture found
 
Acanthella costata
[]
No picture found
 
Acanthella cubensis
[]
No picture found
 
Acanthella hispida
[]
No picture found
 
Acanthella klethra
[]
No picture found
 
Acanthella ligulata
[]
No picture found
 
Acanthella mastophora
[]
No picture found
 
Acanthella saladinorum
[]
No picture found
 
Acanthella stanleei
[]
No picture found
 
Acanthella vaceleti
[]
No picture found
 
Acanthella vulgata
[]
No picture found
 
Dictyonella funicularis
[]
No picture found
 
Dictyonella hirta
[]
No picture found
 
Dictyonella incisa
[]
No picture found
 
Dictyonella obtusa
[]
No picture found
 
Liosina arenosa
[]
No picture found
 
Liosina paradoxa
[]
No picture found
 
Phakettia euctimena
[]
No picture found
 
Phakettia ridley
[]
No picture found
 
Phakettia virgultosa
[]
No picture found
 
Rhaphoxya systremma
[]
No picture found
 
Scopalina agoga
[]
No picture found
 
Scopalina australiensis
[]
No picture found
 
Scopalina hispida
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm OT
 
Scopalina ruetzleri
[Orange lumpy encrusting sponge]
No picture found
 
Stylissa caribica
[]
No picture found
 
Stylissa carteri
[]
No picture found
 
Stylissa conulosa
[]
No picture found
 
Stylissa flabelliformis
[]
No picture found
 
Stylissa massa
[Mango sponge]
No picture found
 
Svenzea cristinae
[]
No picture found
 
Svenzea devoogdae
[]
No picture found
 
Svenzea flava
[]
No picture found
 
Svenzea tubulosa
[]
No picture found
 
Svenzea weberorum
[]
No picture found
 
Svenzea zeai
[]


Sort by: Species Length Year
1 of 1 Jump to:
Export file
n = 36

Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthella cavernosa Indo-West Pacific. 1922
Acanthella costata Western Central Pacific. 1900
Acanthella cubensis Western Central Atlantic 1984
Acanthella hispida Northwest Pacific 1982
Acanthella klethra Western Indian Ocean 1982
Acanthella ligulata Indo-West Pacific. 1928
Acanthella mastophora Atlantic Ocean. 1870
Acanthella saladinorum Southeast Pacific 2021
Acanthella stanleei Southwest Atlantic 2019
Acanthella vaceleti Western Central Atlantic 1988
Acanthella vulgata Western Central Pacific 1898
Dictyonella funicularis Western Central Atlantic 1981
Dictyonella hirta Western Central Atlantic 1889
Dictyonella incisa Northeast Atlantic. 1880
Dictyonella obtusa Northeast Atlantic. 1862
Liosina arenosa Western Central Pacific 1971
Liosina paradoxa Indo-Pacific. 1899
Phakettia euctimena Western Central Pacific 1912
Phakettia ridley Western Central Pacific 1887
Phakettia virgultosa Western Central Pacific 1887
Rhaphoxya systremma Western Central Pacific 1993
Scopalina agoga Western Central Pacific. 1954
Scopalina australiensis Western Central Pacific 1982
Scopalina hispida Western Central Atlantic 1965
Scopalina ruetzleri Orange lumpy encrusting sponge Western Atlantic 2 OT 1977
Stylissa caribica Western Central Atlantic 1998
Stylissa carteri Indo-West Pacific. 1889
Stylissa conulosa Western Central Pacific 1922
Stylissa flabelliformis Indo-West Pacific. 1912
Stylissa massa Mango sponge Indo-Pacific. 1887
Svenzea cristinae Western Central Atlantic 2002
Svenzea devoogdae Western Central Pacific 2002
Svenzea flava Western Central Atlantic 1999
Svenzea tubulosa Western Central Atlantic 1986
Svenzea weberorum Southeast Atlantic 2021
Svenzea zeai Western Central Atlantic 1998



Other identification tools in SeaLifeBase


Identification by pictures:
          If you already know the Family, go to Search SeaLifeBase, select Family and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in SeaLifeBase for the family.

          If you already know the Country, go to Search SeaLifeBase, select Country and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in SeaLifeBase for the country.

          If you already know the Ecosystem, go to Search SeaLifeBase, select Ecosystem and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in SeaLifeBase for the ecosystem.