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Family: Clionaidae Boring sponges (See list of species below)

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60 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Cervicornia cuspidifera []	No picture found Cliona albimarginata []	No picture found Cliona aprica []
No picture found Cliona arenosa []	No picture found Cliona californiana [California boring horny sponge]	No picture found Cliona caribbaea []
Cliona celata [Pumpkin colored sponge]	No picture found Cliona chilensis [Boring pumpkin sponge]	No picture found Cliona delitrix [Red boring sponge]
No picture found Cliona dichotoma []	No picture found Cliona ensifera []	No picture found Cliona euryphylle []
No picture found Cliona favus []	No picture found Cliona jullieni []	No picture found Cliona kempi []
No picture found Cliona langae []	No picture found Cliona liangae []	No picture found Cliona lobata [Lobate boring horny sponge]
No picture found Cliona mucronata []	No picture found Cliona orientalis []	Cliona patera []
No picture found Cliona raphida []	No picture found Cliona schmidti []	No picture found Cliona tenuis []
No picture found Cliona undulata []	No picture found Cliona utricularis []	No picture found Cliona valentis []
No picture found Cliona varians [Brown variable sponge]	No picture found Cliona vermifera []	Cliona viridis []
No picture found Clionaopsis platei [False pumpkin sponge]	No picture found Cliothosa aurivillii []	No picture found Cliothosa hancocki []
No picture found Cliothosa quadrata []	No picture found Fowlerina punctata []	No picture found Fowlerina zetesios []
No picture found Paedoclione doliiformis []	No picture found Paraclione flavescens []	No picture found Paraclione longicaudata []
No picture found Pione carpenteri []	No picture found Pione lampa []	No picture found Pione truitti []
Pione vastifica [Yellow boring sponge]	No picture found Pione velans []	No picture found Spheciospongia areolata []
No picture found Spheciospongia carnosa []	No picture found Spheciospongia confoederata []	No picture found Spheciospongia inconstans [Cork sponge]
No picture found Spheciospongia lacunosa []	No picture found Spheciospongia papillosa []	No picture found Spheciospongia peleia []
No picture found Spheciospongia potamophera []	No picture found Spheciospongia purpurea []	No picture found Spheciospongia semilunaris []
No picture found Spheciospongia solida []	No picture found Spheciospongia spiculifera []	No picture found Spheciospongia tentorioides []
No picture found Spheciospongia vagabunda []	No picture found Spheciospongia vesparium [Loggerhead sponge]	No picture found Volzia azzaroliae []

60 Species of Family Clionaidae
(Boring sponges)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Cervicornia cuspidifera		Western Central Pacific a
Cliona albimarginata		Western Central Pacific
Cliona aprica		Western Central Atlantic
Cliona arenosa		Western Central Atlantic
Cliona californiana	California boring horny sponge	Northeast Pacific.
Cliona caribbaea		Western Central Atlantic.	0.2 OT
Cliona celata	Pumpkin colored sponge	Worldwide.	30 WD
Cliona chilensis	Boring pumpkin sponge	Southwest Atlantic and So
Cliona delitrix	Red boring sponge	Western Central Atlantic
Cliona dichotoma		Indo-West Pacific
Cliona ensifera		Indo-West Pacific.
Cliona euryphylle		Western Central Atlantic
Cliona favus		Western Central Pacific
Cliona jullieni		Indo-West Pacific
Cliona kempi		Indo-West Pacific.
Cliona langae		Western Central Atlantic
Cliona liangae		Western Central Pacific
Cliona lobata	Lobate boring horny sponge	Northeast Atlantic and In
Cliona mucronata		Indo-West Pacific.
Cliona orientalis		Indo-West Pacific.
Cliona patera		Western Central Pacific	100 WD
Cliona raphida		Western Central Atlantic
Cliona schmidti		Western Central Pacific a
Cliona tenuis		Western Central Atlantic
Cliona undulata		Western Central Atlantic
Cliona utricularis		Western Central Pacific
Cliona valentis		Eastern Central Pacific
Cliona varians	Brown variable sponge	Western Central Atlantic
Cliona vermifera		Worldwide.
Cliona viridis		Western Central Pacific,
Clionaopsis platei	False pumpkin sponge	Southeast Pacific
Cliothosa aurivillii		Indo-Pacific
Cliothosa hancocki		Mediterranean and Indo-We
Cliothosa quadrata		Indo-West Pacific.
Fowlerina punctata		Mediterranean Sea.
Fowlerina zetesios		Mediterranean Sea.
Paedoclione doliiformis		Western Atlantic	0.15 DL
Paraclione flavescens		Mediterranean Sea.
Paraclione longicaudata		Western Atlantic
Pione carpenteri		Indo-West Pacific and Atl
Pione lampa		Western Indian Ocean, Wes
Pione truitti		Atlantic Ocean.
Pione vastifica	Yellow boring sponge	Worldwide.
Pione velans		Eastern Indian Ocean
Spheciospongia areolata		Western Central Pacific
Spheciospongia carnosa		Western Central Pacific
Spheciospongia confoederata		Eastern Central Pacific	100 TL
Spheciospongia inconstans	Cork sponge	Indo-West Pacific.
Spheciospongia lacunosa		Western Central Pacific
Spheciospongia papillosa		Atlantic Ocean.
Spheciospongia peleia		Western Central Pacific.
Spheciospongia potamophera		Eastern Central Pacific
Spheciospongia purpurea		Western Central Pacific
Spheciospongia semilunaris		Indo-West Pacific
Spheciospongia solida		Central Pacific
Spheciospongia spiculifera		Western Central Pacific
Spheciospongia tentorioides		Indo-West Pacific
Spheciospongia vagabunda		Indo-West Pacific.
Spheciospongia vesparium	Loggerhead sponge	Western Central Atlantic
Volzia azzaroliae		Southwest Pacific

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