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Family: Spongicolidae glass sponge shrimps



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24 species (see list below)
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Engystenopus palmipes
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Max. Length 0.2 cm CL
 
Globospongicola nudibranchus
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Max. Length 0.4 cm CL
 
Globospongicola spinulatus
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Microprosthema lubricum
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Microprosthema manningi
[Tawny conch shrimp]
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Microprosthema plumicorne
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Microprosthema scabricaudatum
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Microprosthema semilaeve
[Crimson coral shrimp]
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Microprosthema takedai
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Microprosthema validum
[Robust boxer shrimp]
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Spongicola andamanicus
[Hawaiian glass-sponge shrimp]
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Spongicola goyi
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Spongicola levigatus
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Spongicola parvispinus
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Spongicoloides clarki
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Spongicoloides corbitellus
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Spongicoloides hawaiiensis
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Spongicoloides iheyaensis
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Spongicoloides inermis
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Spongicoloides sonne
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Spongicoloides zhoui
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Spongiocaris antipodes
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Spongiocaris hexactinellicola
[Caribbean glass-sponge shrimp]
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Spongiocaris yaldwyni
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Engystenopus palmipes Indo-West Pacific. 1894
Globospongicola nudibranchus Western Central Pacific 0.2 CL 2006
Globospongicola spinulatus Western Central Pacific 0.4 CL 2006
Microprosthema lubricum Pacific Ocean 2011
Microprosthema manningi Tawny conch shrimp Western Central Atlantic. 1988
Microprosthema plumicorne Western Central Atlantic. 1880
Microprosthema scabricaudatum Indo-Pacific 1880
Microprosthema semilaeve Crimson coral shrimp Western Atlantic 1872
Microprosthema takedai Eastern Central Pacific 2012
Microprosthema validum Robust boxer shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 2.5 TL 1860
Spongicola andamanicus Hawaiian glass-sponge shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 1901
Spongicola goyi Indo-West Pacific. 2008
Spongicola levigatus Western Pacific. 1987
Spongicola parvispinus Southeast Pacific 1990
Spongicoloides clarki Southeast Pacific 2021
Spongicoloides corbitellus Southeast Pacific 2018
Spongicoloides hawaiiensis Southeast Pacific 1983
Spongicoloides iheyaensis Northwest Pacific 2006
Spongicoloides inermis Northwest Pacific 1905
Spongicoloides sonne Northwest Pacific 2021
Spongicoloides zhoui Northwest Pacific 2021
Spongiocaris antipodes Northwest Pacific 2021
Spongiocaris hexactinellicola Caribbean glass-sponge shrimp Western Central Atlantic. 1993
Spongiocaris yaldwyni Southwest Pacific 1973



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