Haplosclerida Topsent 1928

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

Lendrup S.f. Løgstør, Danmark

Barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta)--these sponges may live for 100 years and grow to over 18 meters tallFrom NOAA-Ocean Explorer website:"The barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta) may live for 100 years and grow to over 6 ft (18.m) tall. While populations have declined at sites throughout the Caribbean, they appear to be quite healthy on Little Cayman Island."

Spongia oculata, showing the orifices and currents outwards.. 2. Anastomosing horny substance of Spongia communis.; 3. Siliceous spiculum of S. papillaris.

Reniera tubifera. Whole sponge.

Chalinopsilla arbuscula.

Figure 14.Haliclona (Gellius) marismedi. A Specimen on the surface of the coralligenous block and insinuating into it B Oxeas C Large toxas D Small toxas E Large sigma F Small sigma.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

Lendrup S.f. Løgstør, Danmark

Giant barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta) exhibiting exposed tissue where portions of the barrels have been sheared off by stormFrom Wikimedia CommonsThe elkhorn coral colony at West Flower Garden Bank, located at approximately 27°54'33" N, 93°35'59" W, in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, is situated behind the barrel sponge in this photo (October 2008) .

Chalinopsilla imitans.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

Chalinopsilla oculate.

porifera, bryozoan

Porifera

Porifera