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SPONGES

Somebasicspongestructure

Increasingsurfaceareaforsamevolume

Asconoid
Leuconoid

Syconoid

Structureofthespongewall

Uniquefeatures

Choanocytes

Spicules

Spicules
Siliceous

Calcareous

Collagen(=spongin)

Spiculesformameshworkforsupport

SpongeClassification
Phylum Class

Characteristics

Porifera Calcarea

CaCO3spicules
allaremarine

Hexactinellida

SiO3spicules
6rayedspicules
allaremarine
glasssponges

Demospongiae

SiO3spicules
mayhavespongin
marine,brackishorfreshwater

Sclerospongiae
corallinesponges
reassignedtoDemospongiaeandCalcarea(1985)

Spongesyoullhavetoknowandlove
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Genus

CommonName

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Pseudoceratina

branchingtubesponge

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Pseudoceratina

branchingtubesponge

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Pseudoceratina

branchingtubesponge

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Aplysina

Stovepipesponge

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Aplysina

yellowtubesponge

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Aplysina

yellowtube(shallow)sponge

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Callyspongia

branchingvasesponge

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Callyspongia

branchingvasesponge(fan)

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Xestospongia

giantbarrelsponge

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Cinachyra

orangeballsponge

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Tedania

firesponge

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Neofibrularia

touchmenotsponge

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Aplysina

ropesponge

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Aplysina

ropesponge

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Cliona

redboringsponge

Pseudoceratina

SpongesPseudoceratina

Branchingtubesponges

Aplysina
Callyspongia
Xestospongia
Cinachyra
Tedania
Neofibrularia
Aplysina
Cliona

Pseudoceratina

SpongesAplysina

Stovepipe/tubesponges

Aplysina
Callyspongia
Xestospongia
Cinachyra
Tedania
Neofibrularia
Aplysina
Cliona

SpongesCallyspongia

Pseudoceratina
Aplysina

Callyspongia
Xestospongia
Cinachyra
Tedania
Neofibrularia
Aplysina
Cliona

Branchingvasesponges

SpongesXestospongia

Pseudoceratina
Aplysina
Callyspongia

Xestospongia
Cinachyra
Tedania
Neofibrularia
Aplysina
Cliona

GiantBarrelsponges

SpongesCinachyra

Pseudoceratina
Aplysina
Callyspongia
Xestospongia

Cinachyra
Tedania
Neofibrularia
Aplysina
Cliona

Ballsponges

SpongesTedania

Pseudoceratina
Aplysina
Callyspongia
Xestospongia
Cinachyra

Tedania
Neofibrularia
Aplysina
Cliona

Firesponges

SpongesNeofibrularia

Pseudoceratina
Aplysina
Callyspongia
Xestospongia
Cinachyra
Tedania

Neofibrularia
Aplysina
Cliona

Touchmenotsponges

SpongesAplysina

Pseudoceratina
Aplysina
Callyspongia
Xestospongia
Cinachyra
Tedania
Neofibrularia

Aplysina
Cliona

Ropesponges

SpongesCliona

Pseudoceratina
Aplysina
Callyspongia
Xestospongia
Cinachyra
Tedania
Neofibrularia
Aplysina

Cliona

Encrusting/Boringsponges

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