SPONGE SPECIES

All of 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.

Calcareous Sponges

Common Name	Scientific Name
	Leuconia aspera

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Sponges

Common Name	Scientific Name
	Acanthella cubensis
Orange Elephant Ear Sponge	Agelas clathrodes
Brain Sponge	Ageles cf. cerebrum
	Agelas dispar
Branching Tube Sponge	Aiolochroia crassa
	Ancorina sp.
Brown Volcano Carpet/ Brown Variable Sponge	Anthosigmella varians
Sulphur Sponge	Aplysilla sulfurea
Row Pore Rope Sponge	Aplysina cauliformes
	Auletta sycinularia
	Batzella rubra
Branching Vase Sponge	Callyspongia vaginalis
Chicken Liver Sponge	Chondrilla nucula
	Chondrosia sp.
	Clathria sp.
Red Boring Sponge	Cliona delitrix
	Cliona schmidti
	Cliona sp.
	Corallistes typus
	Didiscus oxeata
Ethereal/Heavenly Sponge (found on platform only)	Dysidea etheria
Brown Encrusting Octopus Sponge	Ectyoplasia ferox
	Epipolasis sp.
	Erylus alleni
	Erylus trisphaera
	Geodia gibberosa
	Halichondria sp.
	Haliclona sp.
	Higginsia coralloides
Stinker Sponge	Ircinia felix
Black-ball Sponge	Ircinia strobilina
	Mycale angulosa
Strawberry Vase Sponge	Mycale laxissima
	Myriastra fibrosa
Convoluted Orange Sponge	Myrmekioderma gyroderma
Touch-me-not Sponge	Neofibularia nolitangere
	Neofibularia nolitangere oxeata
Lavender Rope Sponge	Niphates erecta
	Petrosia sp.
	Placspherastra antillensis
	Placospongia melobesioides
	Plakortis zyggompha
Red-orange Branching Sponge	Ptilocaulis sp.
	Rhizaxinella clava
	Rhizochalina sp.
Variable Boring Sponge	Siphonodictyon coralliphagum
Loggerhead Sponge	Spheciospongia vesparium
	Spirastrella cunctatrix
Yellow Sponge	Spongia barbara
	Stellata sp.
Orange Lumpy Encrusting Sponge	Ulosa ruetzleri
	Verongia cauliformis
	Verongula reiswigi
Giant Barrel Sponge	Xestospongia muta Video
	Yucatania sphaeroidocladus

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