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Family: Callyspongiidae



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78 species
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Arenosclera rosacea
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Callyspongia aerizusa
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Callyspongia affinis
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Callyspongia alcoladoi
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Callyspongia arcesiosa
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Callyspongia armigera
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Callyspongia aurantiaca
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Callyspongia azurea
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Callyspongia barodensis
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Callyspongia biru
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Callyspongia brondstedi
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Callyspongia bullata
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Callyspongia burtoni
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Callyspongia claviformis
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Callyspongia confoederata
[Purple vase sponge]
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Callyspongia crassifibra
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Callyspongia dendyi
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Callyspongia diffusa
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Callyspongia doorae
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Callyspongia elegans
[Elegant purple sponge]
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Callyspongia erecta
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Callyspongia euplax
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Callyspongia fadwae
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Callyspongia fallax
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Callyspongia fenestrata
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Callyspongia fibrosa
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Callyspongia fistulosa
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Callyspongia flammea
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Callyspongia folioides
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Callyspongia fragilis
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Callyspongia fructicosa
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Callyspongia fusifera
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Callyspongia globosa
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Callyspongia hispidoconulosa
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Callyspongia johannesthielei
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Callyspongia joubini
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Callyspongia kelleri
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Callyspongia ligulata
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Callyspongia lindgreni
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Callyspongia lobata
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Callyspongia longissima
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Callyspongia mollis
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Callyspongia monilata
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Callyspongia murata
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Callyspongia muricina
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Callyspongia oliveri
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Callyspongia orieminens
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Callyspongia pallida
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Callyspongia parva
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Callyspongia pedroi
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Callyspongia plicifera
[Azure vase sponge]
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Callyspongia polymorpha
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Callyspongia pseudofibrosa
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Callyspongia pseudoreticulata
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Callyspongia pulitzeri
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Callyspongia pulvinata
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Callyspongia ramosa
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Callyspongia ridleyi
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Callyspongia rigida
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Callyspongia robusta
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Callyspongia samarensis
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Callyspongia schulzei
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Callyspongia serpentina
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Callyspongia simplex
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Callyspongia spinifera
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Callyspongia spinimarginata
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Callyspongia staminea
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Callyspongia strongylophora
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Callyspongia subarmigera
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Callyspongia subtilis
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Callyspongia tenerrima
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Callyspongia ternatensis
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Callyspongia truncata
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Max. Length 30 cm H

 
Callyspongia vaginalis
[Branching vase sponge]
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Dactylia carteri
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Siphonochalina fortis
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Spinosella plicifera
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Spinosella vaginalis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Arenosclera rosacea Western Central Pacific. 1984
Callyspongia aerizusa Indo-West Pacific. 1984
Callyspongia affinis Indo-West Pacific. 1912
Callyspongia alcoladoi Western Central Atlantic 2018
Callyspongia arcesiosa Western Central Atlantic. 1936
Callyspongia armigera Western Central Atlantic. 1864
Callyspongia aurantiaca Western Central Pacific 1887
Callyspongia azurea Western Central Pacific 1995
Callyspongia barodensis Western Central Pacific 1959
Callyspongia biru Western Central Pacific 2004
Callyspongia brondstedi Western Central Pacific 2020
Callyspongia bullata Western Central Pacific 1814
Callyspongia burtoni Western Central Pacific 2020
Callyspongia claviformis Western Central Pacific 1896
Callyspongia confoederata Purple vase sponge Western Pacific 1884
Callyspongia crassifibra Western Central Pacific 1887
Callyspongia dendyi Western Central Pacific 1931
Callyspongia diffusa Indo-West Pacific. 1884
Callyspongia doorae Western Central Pacific 1934
Callyspongia elegans Elegant purple sponge Western Central Pacific 1887
Callyspongia erecta Western Central Pacific 1898
Callyspongia euplax Western Central Pacific. 1887
Callyspongia fadwae Western Central Pacific. 2019
Callyspongia fallax Western Central Atlantic 1864
Callyspongia fenestrata Western Central Pacific. 1984
Callyspongia fibrosa Indo-West Pacific 1886
Callyspongia fistulosa Southwest Pacific 1911
Callyspongia flammea Western Central Pacific 1984
Callyspongia folioides Western Central Pacific 1875
Callyspongia fragilis Western Central Pacific 1898
Callyspongia fructicosa Western Central Pacific 1984
Callyspongia fusifera Southeast Pacific and Sou 1905
Callyspongia globosa Northwest Pacific 1982
Callyspongia hispidoconulosa Wester Central Pacific 1984
Callyspongia johannesthielei Wester Central Pacific 2020
Callyspongia joubini Western Central Pacific 1897
Callyspongia kelleri Western Central Pacific 2020
Callyspongia ligulata Western Central Pacific 1901
Callyspongia lindgreni Western Central Pacific 2020
Callyspongia lobata Western Central Pacific 1934
Callyspongia longissima Caribbean. 1864
Callyspongia mollis Western Central Pacific 1897
Callyspongia monilata Western Central Pacific 1884
Callyspongia murata Western Central Pacific 1884
Callyspongia muricina Philippines and Great Bar 1814
Callyspongia oliveri Southwest Pacific 1911
Callyspongia orieminens Northwest Pacific 1982
Callyspongia pallida Caribbean. 1965
Callyspongia parva Western Central Pacific 1984
Callyspongia pedroi Western Central Atlantic 2018
Callyspongia plicifera Azure vase sponge Western Central Atlantic. 1814
Callyspongia polymorpha Western Central Pacific. 1984
Callyspongia pseudofibrosa Western Central Pacific 1984
Callyspongia pseudoreticulata Western Central Pacific. 1984
Callyspongia pulitzeri Western Central Pacific. 2020
Callyspongia pulvinata Western Pacific 1897
Callyspongia ramosa Western Central Pacific 1843
Callyspongia ridleyi Western Central Pacific 1934
Callyspongia rigida Western Central Pacific. 1984
Callyspongia robusta Western Central Pacific 1884
Callyspongia samarensis Western Central Atlantic 1925
Callyspongia schulzei Western Central Pacific 1900
Callyspongia serpentina Western Central Pacific 1814
Callyspongia simplex Northeast Atlantic 1956
Callyspongia spinifera Western Central Pacific 1887
Callyspongia spinimarginata Western Central Pacific. 1984
Callyspongia staminea Western Central Pacific. 1984
Callyspongia strongylophora Western Central Atlantic. 1955
Callyspongia subarmigera Western Central Pacific. 1884
Callyspongia subtilis Western Central Atlantic 1870
Callyspongia tenerrima Western Central Atlantic 1864
Callyspongia ternatensis Western Central Pacific 1896
Callyspongia truncata Western Central Pacific 1897
Callyspongia vaginalis Branching vase sponge Western Atlantic and West 30 H 1814
Dactylia carteri Western Atlantic and West 2020
Siphonochalina fortis Southeast Pacific 1881
Spinosella plicifera Southeast Pacific
Spinosella vaginalis Southeast Pacific



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