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List of sponges of Venezuela

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The sponges of Venezuela are a part of the Porifera fauna of Venezuela (which is part of the wildlife of Venezuela). A number of species of sponges are found in the wild in Venezuela. This is a partial list of the marine and freshwater sponges of Venezuela. The families are listed alphabetically within the classes.

Statistics

Marine sponges

Family Acarnidae

Acarnus Family Adociidae

Sigmadocia caerulea Hechtel 1965 Family Aplysinidae

Aplysina archeri (Higgin, 1875) Aplysina caissara Pinheiro & Hajdu, 2001 Aplysina cauliformis (Carter, 1882) Aplysina fistularis (Pallas, 1766) Aplysina fulva (Pallas, 1766) Aplysina lacunosa (Lamarck, 1814) Family Callyspongiidae

Callyspongia arcesiosa Laubenfels, 1936 Callyspongia vaginalis (Lamarck, 1814) Family Chalinidae

Chalinula molitba (Laubenfels, 1949) Family Chondrillidae

Chondrilla caribensis Rützler, Duran & Piantoni, 2007 Chondrilla nucula Smithdt 1862 Family Clionidae

Cliona raphida Boury-Esnault, 1973 Cliona varians (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Family Coelosphaeridae

Lissodendoryx Family Crambeidae

Monanchora arbuscula (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Family Darwinellidae

Aplysilla glacialis (Merejkowski, 1878) Chelonaplysilla erecta Tsurnamal, 1967 Darwinella rosacea Hechtel, 1965 Family Desmacididae

Desmapsamma anchorata (Carter, 1882) Family Desmacidonidae

Liosina monticulosa (Verrill, 1907) Family Dysidea

Dysidea etheria Laubenfels, 1936 Family Dictyonellidae

Scopalina ruetzleri (Wiedenmayer, 1977) Family Dysideidae

Dysidea etheria Laubenfels, 1936 Family Geodiidae

Geodia gibberosa Lamarck, 1815 Geodia papyracea Hechtel, 1965 Family Grantiidae

Leucandra aspera (Schmidt, 1862) Family Halichondriidae

Anthosigmella varians (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Halichondria magniculosa Hechtel Halichondria melanadocia Laubenfels, 1936 Topsentia ophiraphidites (Laubenfels, 1934) Family Halicloniidae

Haliclona caerulea (Hechtel, 1965) Haliclona crassiloba Laubenfels, 1950 Haliclona curacaoensis (van Soest, 1980) Haliclona doria Laubenfels, 1936 Haliclona implexiformis (Hechtel, 1965) Haliclona magnifica de Weerdt, Rützler & Smith, 1991 Haliclona manglaris Alcolado, 1984 Haliclona permollis (Bowerbank, 1866) Haliclona picadaerensis Haliclona tubifera (George & Wilson, 1919) Haliclona twincayensis de Weerdt, Rützler & Smith, 1991 Haliclona viridis (Keller, 1889) Niphastes variabilis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Family Halisarcidae

Halisarca Family Heteroxyidae

Myrmekioderma rea (de Laubenfels, 1934) Family Hymedesmiidae

Phorbas amaranthus Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Family Iotrochotidae

Iotrochota birotulata (Higgin, 1877) Family Irciniidae

Irsinia fasciculata (Pallas, 1766) Ircinia felix (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Irsinia strobilina (Lamarck, 1816) Family Microcionidae

Artemisina melana van Soest, 1984 Clathria ferrea (de Laubenfels, 1936) Clathria venosa Hooper, 1996 Clathria microchela (Stephens, 1916) Clathria schoenus (Laubenfels, 1936) Clathria venosa (Alcolado, 1984) Microciona Pandaros acanthifolium Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Family Mycalidae

Ulosa hispida Hechtel, 1965 Mycale americana van Soest, 1984 Mycale angulosa (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Mycale carmigropila Hajdu & Rützler, 1998 Mycale citrina Hajdu & Rützler, 1998 Mycale laxissima (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Mycale magnirhaphidifera van Soest, 1984 Mycale microsigmatosa Arndt, 1927 Family Niphatidae

Amphimedon compressa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Amphimedon viridis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Gelliodes ramosa Kieschnick, 1898 Neopetrosia subtriangularis (Duchassaing, 1850) Niphates erecta Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Family Ophlitaspongiidae

Biemna caribea Pulitzer-Finali, 1986 Biemna microstyla Laubenfels, 1950 Desmacella jania Verrill, 1907 Desmacella meliorata Wiedenmayer, 1977 Family Petrosiidae

Neopetrosia subtriangularis (Duchassaing, 1850) Family Phloeodictyidae

Oceanapia nodosa (George & Wilson, 1919) Family Placospongiidae

Placospongia intermedia Sollas, 1888 Family Spirastrellidae

Desmacella jania Family Spongiidae

Spongia pertusa Hyatt, 1877 Spongia officinalis Linnaeus, 1759 Spongia tubulifera Lamarck, 1814 Spongia zimocca Schmidt, 1862 Family Suberitidae

Prosuberites laughlini (Díaz, Álvarez & van Soest, 1987) Suberites aurantiacus (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Terpios fugax Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Terpios zeteki Laubenfels 1936 Terpios manglaris Rützler & Smith, 1993 Family Sycettidae

Sycon Family Tethyidae

Tethya actinia de Laubenfels, 1950 Tethya seychellensis (Wright, 1881) Family Tedaniide

Tedania ignis (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1864) Lissodendoryx isodictyalis (Carter, 1882) Family Tetillidae

Cinachyrella apion (Uliczka, 1929) Cinachyrella kuekenthali (Uliczka, 1929) Cinachyrella tarentina (Pulitzer-Finali, 1983) Family Thorectidae

Hyrtios proteus Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Hyrtios violaceus (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1864)

Freshwater sponges Family Metaniidae

Acalle recurvata (Bowerbank, 1863) Drulia browni (Bowerbank, 1863) Drulia conifera Boneto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1973 Drulia cristata (Weltner, 1895) Drulia uruguayensis Boneto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1968 Metania reticulata (Bowerbank, 1863) Family Potamolepidae

Onosclera intermedia (Boneto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1973) Onosclera navicella (Carter, 1881) Onosclera spinifera (Boneto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1973) Uruguaya corallioides (Bowerbank, 1863) Family Spongillidae

Corvoheteromeyenia heterosclera (Ezcurra de drago, 1974) Saturnospongilla carvalhoi Volkmer-Rivero, 1976 Spongilla alba Carter, 1849 Pottsiela spoliata Volkmer-Rivero & Maciel, 1983 Trochospongilla gregaria (Bowerbank, 1863) Trochospongilla minuta (Postt, 1887) Trochospongilla paulula (Bowerbank, 1863)

See also List of echinoderms of Venezuela List of introduced molluscs of Venezuela List of marine molluscs of Venezuela List of molluscs of Falcón state, Venezuela List of non-marine molluscs of El Hatillo Municipality, Miranda, Venezuela List of non-marine molluscs of Venezuela List of birds of Venezuela List of mammals of Venezuela

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List of sponges of Venezuela: Spongia officinalis — Spongia officinalis

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