- Source: List of sponges of Ireland
There are 290 species of sponges recorded in Ireland, although the true figure is thought to be close to 500; 134 species were recorded off Rathlin Island alone.
Sponges are animals of the phylum Porifera; sessile aquatic animals without true tissues.
Class Calcarea (calcareous sponges)
= Order Clathrinida
=Family Clathrinidae
Clathrina contorta (Ascandra contorta)
Clathrina coriacea (Ascandra coriacea)
Guancha lacunosa
= Order Leucosolenida
=Family Grantiidae
Grantia compressa (purse sponge)
Leucandra fistulosa
Leucandra gossei
Leuconia johnstoni
Leuconia nivea
Family Leucosoleniidae
Leucosolenia botryoides
Leucosolenia complicata
Leucosolenia variabilis
Family Sycettidae
Sycon ciliatum
Sycon elegans
Class Demospongiae (horny sponges)
= Order Agelasida
=Family Hymerhabdiidae
Hymerhabdia typica
= Order Astrophorida
=Family Geodiidae
Pachymatisma johnstonia
= Order Axinellida
=Family Raspailiidae
Eurypon viride
Eurypon clavatum
Eurypon major
Hymeraphia breeni
Hymeraphia elongata
Hymeraphia stellifera
Hymeraphia verticillata
Raspaciona aculeata
Raspailia hispida
Raspailia ramosa
Family Stelligeridae
Halicnemia patera
Stelligera rigida
Stelligera stuposa
= Order Bubarida
=Family Bubaridae
Bubaris vermiculata
Family Dictyonellidae
Dictyonella incisa
Spongionella pulchella
Tethyspira spinosa
= Order Chondrillida
=Family Halisarcidae
Halisarca dujardini
= Order Chondrosida
=Family Chondrillidae
Thymosia guernei
= Order Dendroceratida (keratose/horny sponges)
=Family Darwinellidae
Aplysilla rosea
Aplysilla sulfurea
= Order Dictyoceratida (keratose/horny sponges)
=Family Dysideidae
Dysidea fragilis
Dysidea pallescens
= Order Hadromerida
=Family Clionaidae
Cliona celata (red boring sponge)
Cliona lobata
Family Hemiasterellidae
Paratimea constellata
Family Polymastiidae
Polymastia agglutinans
Polymastia boletiformis (yellow tit-sponge)
Polymastia mamillaris
Polymastia penicillus
Polymastia spinula
Quasillina brevis
Sphaerotylus grey (B)
Sphaerotylus spa
Family Suberitidae
Terpios fugax
Laxosuberites
Protosuberites epiphytum
Protosuberites incrustans
Pseudosuberites sulphureus
Suberites carnosus
Suberites ficus
Suberites pagurorum
Family Tethyidae
Tethya aurantium (golf ball sponge, orange puffball sponge)
Tethya citrina
Tethya hibernica
Tethya norvegica
= Order Halichondrida
=Family Axinellidae
Axinella damicornis
Axinella dissimilis
Axinella flustra
Axinella infundibuliformis
Axinella parva
Axinella pyramidata
Axinella rugosa
Phakellia ventilabrum (chalice sponge)
Family Halichondriidae
Halichondria bowerbanki (Bowerbank's halichondria)
Halichondria panicea (breadcrumb sponge)
Hymeniacidon kitchingi
Hymeniacidon perlevis (crumb-of-bread sponge)
Spongosorites calcicola
= Order Haplosclerida
=Family Chalinidae
Chalinula limbata
Haliclona cinerea
Haliclona fistulosa
Haliclona oculata (mermaid's glove)
Haliclona simulans
Haliclona urceolus
Haliclona viscosa
= Order Poecilosclerida
=Family Acarnidae
Iophon hyndmani
Iophon nigricans
Family Coelosphaeridae
Lissodendoryx jenjonesae
Family Crellidae
Crella plana
Crella rosea
Family Desmacellidae
Biemna variantia
Desmacella annexa
Family Esperiopsidae
Amphilectus fucorum
Amphilectus lobatus
Esperiopsis
Ulosa stuposa
Family Hymedesmiidae
Hemimycale columella
Hymedesmia cohesibacilla
Hymedesmia coriacea
Hymedesmia crami
Hymedesmia cratera
Hymedesmia hibernica
Hymedesmia jecusculum
Hymedesmia pansa
Hymedesmia paupertas
Hymedesmia peachi
Hymedesmia primitiva
Hymedesmia rathlinia
Hymedesmia umbelliformis
Phorbas fictitius
Phorbas plumosus
Phorbas punctatus
Plocamiancora arndti
Plocamionida ambigua
Plocamionida tylotata
Spanioplon armaturum
Stylostichon
Family Microcionidae
Antho brattegardi
Antho coriacea
Antho granditoxa
Antho inconstans
Antho involvens
Clathria armata
Clathria atrasanguinea
Clathria barleei
Clathria elliptichela
Clathria fallax
Clathria laevis
Clathria spinarcus
Clathria strepsitoxa
Ophlitaspongia papilla
Family Mycalidae
Mycale contarenii
Mycale lingua
Mycale macilenta
Mycale minima
Mycale rotalis
Mycale subclavata
Family Myxillidae
Myxilla ancorata
Myxilla fimbriata
Myxilla incrustans
Myxilla rosacea
= Order Spirophorida
=Family Tetillidae
Craniella cranium
Craniella zetlandica
= Order Tetractinellida
=Family Ancorinidae
Dercitus bucklandi
Stryphnus ponderosus
Stelletta grubii
= Order Verongiida
=Family Ianthellidae
Hexadella racovitzai
Class Homoscleromorpha
= Order Homosclerophorida
=Family Oscarellidae
Oscarella lobularis
Oscarella rubra
Family Plakinidae
Plakortis simplex
References
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- Samudra Selatan
- List of sponges of Ireland
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