SPONGE SPECIES

Calcareous Sponge List

The following calcareous sponges are found within the coral cap region of the sanctuary (0-130 ft, 0-40m deep). Common names are listed, if known.

Calcareous Sponges

Common Name	Scientific Name
	Leuconia aspera

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Sponge List

The following sponges are found within the coral cap region of the sanctuary (0-130 ft, 0-40m deep). Common names are listed, if known.

Sponges

Common Name	Scientific Name
orange elephant ear sponge	Agelas clathrodes
	Agelas dispar
branching tube sponge	Aiolochroia (Pseudoceratina) crassa
brown volcano carpet/ brown variable sponge	Anthosigmella varians
row pore rope sponge	Aplysina cauliformes
branching vase sponge	Callyspongia vaginalis
chicken liver sponge	Chondrilla nucula
	Clathria sp.
red boring sponge	Cliona delitrix
	Cliona schmidti
ethereal/heavenly sponge	Dysidea etheria
brown encrusting octopus sponge	Ectyoplasia ferox
	Epipolasis sp.
	Erylus alleni
	Geodia gibberosa
	Haliclona sp.
stinker sponge	Ircinia felix
black-ball sponge	Ircinia strobilina
	Mycale angulosa
strawberry vase sponge	Mycale laxissima
	Myriastra fibrosa
touch-me-not sponge	Neofibularia nolitangere
	Neofibularia nolitangere oxeata
lavender rope sponge	Niphates erecta
	Placospongia melobesioides
	Rhizochalina sp.
variable boring sponge	Siphonodictyon coralliphagum
loggerhead sponge	Spheciospongia vesparium
	Spirastrella cunctatrix
yellow sponge	Spongia barbara
orange lumpy encrusting sponge	Ulosa ruetzleri
	Verongia cauliformis
giant barrel sponge	Xestospongia muta

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Download a List of Sponge Species (13kb pdf) found in the coral cap region of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.