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Family: Desmacellidae



(See list of species below)


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45 species (see list below)
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Biemna caribea
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Biemna chilensis
[Peeled potato sponge]
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Biemna cribaria
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Biemna ehrenbergi
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Biemna fistulosa
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Biemna fortis
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Biemna fragilis
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Biemna gellioides
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Biemna granulosigmata
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Biemna humilis
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Biemna liposigma
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Biemna liposphaera
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Biemna megalosigma
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Biemna microstrongyla
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Biemna omanensis
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Biemna rhadia
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Biemna strongylota
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Biemna thielei
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Biemna thomasi
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Biemna trirhaphis
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Biemna truncata
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Biemna tubulata
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Max. Length 15 cm H
 
Biemna variantia
[Saucer-shaped horny sponge]
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Desmacella alba
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Desmacella annexa
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Desmacella democratica
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Desmacella informis
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Desmacella inornata
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Desmacella jania
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Desmacella johnsoni
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Desmacella lampra
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Desmacella meliorata
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Desmacella pumilio
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Desmacella toxophora
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Desmacella vagabunda
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Desmacella vestibularis
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Desmacella vicina
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Dragmatella aberrans
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Microtylostylifer aruensis
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Neofibularia chinensis
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Neofibularia hartmani
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Neofibularia irata
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Max. Length 80 cm WD
 
Neofibularia nolitangere
[Touch-me-not sponge]
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Sigmaxia flabellata
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Tylodesma rosea
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Biemna caribea Western Central Atlantic 1986
Biemna chilensis Peeled potato sponge Southeast Pacific and the 1905
Biemna cribaria Western Central Atlantic. 1986
Biemna ehrenbergi Western Indian Ocean 1889
Biemna fistulosa Pacific Ocean 1897
Biemna fortis Indo-West Pacific. 1897
Biemna fragilis Western Central Pacific 1900
Biemna gellioides Western Central Pacific 1989
Biemna granulosigmata Western Central Pacific. 1993
Biemna humilis Western Central Pacific 1903
Biemna liposigma Indo-West Pacific. 1928
Biemna liposphaera Western Central Pacific 1912
Biemna megalosigma Western Central Pacific 1912
Biemna microstrongyla Western Central Pacific 1912
Biemna omanensis Western Indian Ocean 2002
Biemna rhadia Western Indian Ocean 1930
Biemna strongylota Antarctic Peninsula 2006
Biemna thielei Western Central Pacific 1930
Biemna thomasi Southwest Atlantic 2018
Biemna trirhaphis Western Central Pacific 1897
Biemna truncata Western Central Pacific 1912
Biemna tubulata Indo-West Pacific. 1905
Biemna variantia Saucer-shaped horny sponge Arctic and Northern Atlan 15 H 1858
Desmacella alba Antarctic Indian Ocean 1904
Desmacella annexa Antarctic Indian Ocean 1870
Desmacella democratica Western Central Pacific 1902
Desmacella informis Western Central Pacific 1916
Desmacella inornata Western Central Pacific 1866
Desmacella jania Western Central Atlantic 1907
Desmacella johnsoni Western Central Atlantic
Desmacella lampra Western Central Pacific 1954
Desmacella meliorata Western Central Atlantic 1977
Desmacella pumilio Western Central Atlantic. 1870
Desmacella toxophora Western Central Pacific. 1993
Desmacella vagabunda Western Central Pacific. 1870
Desmacella vestibularis Western Central Pacific. 1904
Desmacella vicina Western Central Pacific. 1870
Dragmatella aberrans Western Central Pacific. 1892
Microtylostylifer aruensis Western Central Pacific 1912
Neofibularia chinensis Northwest Pacific 1982
Neofibularia hartmani Pacific Ocean. 1993
Neofibularia irata Western Central Pacific 1978
Neofibularia nolitangere Touch-me-not sponge Western Central Atlantic. 80 WD 1864
Sigmaxia flabellata Western Central Atlantic.
Tylodesma rosea Arctic



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