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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 Rathlin Island ( ga, Reachlainn, ; Local Irish dialect: ''Reachraidh'', ; Scots: ''Racherie'') is an island and civil parish off the coast of County Antrim (of which it is part) in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's northernmost point. ...
alone. Sponges are animals of the
phylum In biology, a phylum (; plural: phyla) is a level of classification or taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class. Traditionally, in botany the term division has been used instead of phylum, although the International Code of Nomenclature f ...
Porifera; sessile aquatic animals without true tissues.


Class Calcarea (calcareous sponges)


Order Clathrinida


Family Clathrinidae

*'' Clathrina contorta'' (''Ascandra contorta'') *''
Clathrina coriacea ''Clathrina coriacea'' is a species of calcareous sponge belonging to the class Calcarea and family Clathrinidae. Species in the genus Clathrina are composed of calcium carbonate tube-like skeletons containing spicules. The sponge can be locate ...
'' (''Ascandra coriacea'') *'' Guancha lacunosa''


Order Leucosolenida


Family

Grantiidae Grantiidae is a family of calcareous sponges in the order Leucosolenida Leucosolenida is an order of sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. ...

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Grantia compressa ''Grantia compressa'' is a species of calcareous sponge belonging to the family Grantiidae. It is a very common species of rocky shores along the Atlantic coasts of Europe from France northwards. It appears as flattened, purse-shaped vases up to ...
'' (purse sponge) *'' Leucandra fistulosa'' *'' Leucandra gossei'' *''
Leuconia johnstoni ''Leuconia'' is a genus of calcareous sponges in the family Baeriidae. It was described by English anatomist and zoologist Robert Edmond Grant in 1833.Grant, R. E. (1833). Lectures on Comparative Anatomy and Animal Physiology. Lecture IV. On t ...
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Leuconia nivea ''Leuconia'' is a genus of calcareous sponges in the family Baeriidae. It was described by English anatomist and zoologist Robert Edmond Grant in 1833.Grant, R. E. (1833). Lectures on Comparative Anatomy and Animal Physiology. Lecture IV. On t ...
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Family Leucosoleniidae

*'' Leucosolenia botryoides'' *'' Leucosolenia complicata'' *'' Leucosolenia variabilis''


Family

Sycettidae Sycettidae is a family of calcareous sponges in the order Leucosolenida. References *http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131617 accessed 11 November 2010''Sycettidae''at Encyclopedia of Life The ''Encyclopedia of Life'' ( ...

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Sycon ciliatum ''Sycon ciliatum'' is a species of calcareous sponge belonging to the family Sycettidae. Description This small purse sponge grows singly or in small groups from a single holdfast. It is up to five centimetres long, fairly stiff, greyish-white ...
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Sycon elegans ''Sycon elegans'' is a species of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Sycettidae. See also * List of sponges of Ireland References Leucosolenida Animals described in 1845 {{calcarea-stub ...
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Class Demospongiae (horny sponges)


Order

Agelasida Agelasida is an order of sea sponges in the class Demospongiae.van Soest, R. (2015)Agelasida.In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoe ...


Family

Hymerhabdiidae Hymerhabdiidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Agelasida Agelasida is an order of sea sponges in the class Demospongiae.van Soest, R. (2015)Agelasida.In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, ...

*'' Hymerhabdia typica''


Order Astrophorida


Family

Geodiidae Geodiidae is a family of sea sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channel ...

*'' Pachymatisma johnstonia''


Order

Axinellida Axinellida is an order of demosponges in the subclass Heteroscleromorpha Heteroscleromorpha is a subclass of demosponges within the phylum Porifera Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal ani ...


Family

Raspailiidae Raspailiidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Axinellida Axinellida is an order of demosponges in the subclass Heteroscleromorpha Heteroscleromorpha is a subclass of demosponges within the phylum Porifera Sponges, the me ...

*'' Eurypon viride'' *'' Eurypon clavatum'' *'' Eurypon major'' *'' Hymeraphia breeni'' *'' Hymeraphia elongata'' *'' Hymeraphia stellifera'' *'' Hymeraphia verticillata'' *'' Raspaciona aculeata '' *'' Raspailia hispida'' *'' Raspailia ramosa''


Family

Stelligeridae Stelligeridae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Axinellida Axinellida is an order of demosponges in the subclass Heteroscleromorpha Heteroscleromorpha is a subclass of demosponges within the phylum Porifera Sponges, the m ...

*'' Halicnemia patera'' *''
Stelligera rigida Stelligera may refer to: * ''Stelligera'' (sponge), a genus of sponges in the family Stelligeridae * ''Stelligera'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae * ''Stelligera'' (fungus), a formerly recognized genus of fungi now inc ...
'' *'' Stelligera stuposa ''


Order

Bubarida Bubarida is an order of demosponges in the subclass Heteroscleromorpha Heteroscleromorpha is a subclass of demosponges within the phylum Porifera Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal anima ...


Family

Bubaridae Bubaridae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Bubarida. It has a cosmopolitan distribution. Genera There are six genera: * ''Auletta Auletta is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-wester ...

*'' Bubaris vermiculata''


Family

Dictyonellidae ''Dictyonellidae'' is a family of sponges in the order Bubarida. Genera *''Acanthella'' Schmidt, 1862 *'' Dictyonella'' Schmidt, 1868 *'' Liosina'' Thiele, 1899 *'' Lipastrotethya'' de Laubenfels, 1954 *'' Phakettia'' de Laubenfels, 1936 *'' Rh ...

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Dictyonella incisa Dictyonella may refer to: * ''Dictyonella'' (sponge), a genus of sponges in the family Dictyonellidae * ''Dictyonella'' (fungus), a genus of fungi in the family Saccardiaceae * ''Dictyonella'', junior synonym of ''Eodictyonella ''Eodictyonella' ...
'' *'' Spongionella pulchella'' *'' Tethyspira spinosa''


Order

Chondrillida Chondrosiida is an order of sea sponges within the subclass Verongimorpha Verongimorpha is the name of a subclass of sea sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister ...


Family

Halisarcidae Halisarcidae is a family of sea sponges within the order Chondrillida. Members of the family are characterised by having long tubular, branched choanocyte chambers; they have no spicules Spicules are any of various small needle-like anatomical ...

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Halisarca dujardini Halisarcidae is a family of sea sponges within the order Chondrillida. Members of the family are characterised by having long tubular, branched choanocyte chambers; they have no spicules Spicules are any of various small needle-like anatomical s ...
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Order

Chondrosida Chondrosiida is an order of sea sponges within the subclass Verongimorpha Verongimorpha is the name of a subclass of sea sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister ...


Family

Chondrillidae Chondrillidae is a family of sea sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and cha ...

*'' Thymosia guernei''


Order

Dendroceratida Dendroceratida is an order of sponges of the class Demospongiae. They are typically found in shallow coastal and tidal areas of most coasts around the world. They are generally characterized by concentric layers of fibers containing spongin (a ...
(keratose/horny sponges)


Family

Darwinellidae Darwinellidae is a family of sponges in the order Dendroceratida. Species * Genus '' Aplysilla'' Schulze, 1878 ** '' Aplysilla arctica'' Laubenfels, 1948 ** '' Aplysilla glacialis'' (Merejkowski, 1877) ** '' Aplysilla lacunosa'' Keller, 1889 * ...

*'' Aplysilla rosea'' *'' Aplysilla sulfurea''


Order

Dictyoceratida Dictyoceratida is an order of sponges in the subclass Ceractinomorpha containing five families. Along with the Dendroceratida, it is one of the two orders of demosponges that make up the keratose or "horny" sponges, in which a mineral skeleton is ...
(keratose/horny sponges)


Family

Dysideidae Dysideidae is a family of sea sponges in the order Dictyoceratida. Genera *''Citronia'' Cook & Bergquist, 2002de Cook, S. C. & Bergquist, P. R. (2002). Family Dysideidae Gray, 1867. In Hooper, J., van Soest, R. & Willenz, P. (Eds.), ''Systema Po ...

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Dysidea fragilis ''Dysidea'' is a genus of sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channel ...
'' *'' Dysidea pallescens''


Order Hadromerida


Family Clionaidae

*'' Cliona celata'' (red boring sponge) *''
Cliona lobata ''Cliona'' is a genus of demosponges in the family Clionaidae. It contains about eighty described species. Species Species in this genus include: * '' Cliona acephala'' Zea & López-Victoria, 2016 * '' Cliona adriatica'' Calcinai, Bavestrello, ...
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Family

Hemiasterellidae Hemiasterellidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Tethyida. Genera: * '' Adreus'' Gray, 1867 * ''Axos'' Gray, 1867 * ''Galaxia Galaxia may refer to: *The superior form of Gaia (Foundation universe), a planet in Isaac Asimov's Founda ...

*'' 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 Suberitidae is a family of sea sponges belonging to the order Suberitida. Genera *Suberites *Homaxinella *Rhizaxinella *Caulospongia *Pseudospongosorites *Aaptos ... References

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Terpios fugax ''Terpios fugax'' is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Suberitidae. It is found on rocky shores on both sides of the North Atlantic. This species forms small, thin patches on rocks and would be inconspicuous if it weren't for its co ...
'' *'' Laxosuberites'' *'' Protosuberites epiphytum '' *'' Protosuberites incrustans'' *'' Pseudosuberites sulphureus'' *''
Suberites carnosus ''Suberites'' is a genus of sea sponges in the family Suberitidae. Sponges, known scientifically as ''Porifera'', are the oldest metazoans and are used to elucidate the basics of multicellular evolution. These living fossils are ideal for studyi ...
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Suberites ficus ''Suberites ficus'' is a species of sponge in the family Suberitidae. It is sometimes known as the sea orange sponge. Sponges are primitive animals with little apparent internal organisation. They are composed of a jellylike mesohyl sandwiched ...
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Suberites pagurorum ''Suberites'' is a genus of sea sponges in the family Suberitidae. Sponges, known scientifically as ''Porifera'', are the oldest metazoans and are used to elucidate the basics of multicellular evolution. These living fossils are ideal for study ...
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Family

Tethyidae Tethyidae is a family of sea sponges belonging to the order Tethyida. ReferencesTethyidae
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Tethya aurantium ''Tethya aurantium'', also known as the golf ball sponge or orange puffball sponge, is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Tethyidae. It is spherical in shape, with a warty surface, and grows to about 10 cm in diameter. Oscula a ...
'' (golf ball sponge, orange puffball sponge) *'' Tethya citrina'' *'' Tethya hibernica'' *'' Tethya norvegica''


Order

Halichondrida Heteroscleromorpha is a subclass of demosponge Demosponges (Demospongiae) are the most diverse class in the phylum Porifera. They include 76.2% of all species of sponges with nearly 8,800 species worldwide (World Porifera Database). ...


Family

Axinellidae Axinellidae is a family of sponges in the order Axinellida. This family includes some photo-synthetic sponges that occur throughout the world's coral reefs. They are amongst the more common sponges seen in the aquarium trade but are usually not ...

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Axinella damicornis ''Axinella damicornis'', known as yellow sponge and crumpled duster sponge, is a marine sponge in the family Axinellidae Axinellidae is a family of sponges in the order Axinellida. This family includes some photo-synthetic sponges that occur ...
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Axinella dissimilis ''Axinella'' is a genus of sponges in the family Axinellidae first described in 1862 by Eduard Oscar Schmidt. Species of ''Axinella'' occur in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Most of these sponges are smaller than 20 cm, and have a yellow ...
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Axinella flustra ''Axinella'' is a genus of sponges in the family Axinellidae first described in 1862 by Eduard Oscar Schmidt. Species of ''Axinella'' occur in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Most of these sponges are smaller than 20 cm, and have a yellow ...
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Axinella infundibuliformis ''Axinella'' is a genus of sponges in the family Axinellidae first described in 1862 by Eduard Oscar Schmidt. Species of ''Axinella'' occur in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Most of these sponges are smaller than 20 cm, and have a yellow ...
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Axinella parva ''Axinella'' is a genus of sponges in the family Axinellidae first described in 1862 by Eduard Oscar Schmidt. Species of ''Axinella'' occur in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Most of these sponges are smaller than 20 cm, and have a yellow ...
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Axinella pyramidata ''Axinella'' is a genus of sponges in the family Axinellidae first described in 1862 by Eduard Oscar Schmidt. Species of ''Axinella'' occur in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Most of these sponges are smaller than 20 cm, and have a yellow ...
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Axinella rugosa ''Axinella'' is a genus of sponges in the family Axinellidae first described in 1862 by Eduard Oscar Schmidt. Species of ''Axinella'' occur in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Most of these sponges are smaller than 20 cm, and have a yellow ...
'' *'' Phakellia ventilabrum'' (chalice sponge)


Family

Halichondriidae Halichondriidae is a family of sea sponges belonging to the order Suberitida. These sponges have a skeleton consisting of dense bundles of spicules occurring in a more or less random pattern. Genera The following genera are recognised in the fam ...

*'' Halichondria bowerbanki'' (Bowerbank's halichondria) *''
Halichondria panicea ''Halichondria panicea'', commonly known as the breadcrumb sponge, is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Halichondriidae. This is an abundant sponge of coastal areas of the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea ranging from the ...
'' (breadcrumb sponge) *'' Hymeniacidon kitchingi'' *'' Hymeniacidon perlevis'' (crumb-of-bread sponge) *'' Spongosorites calcicola''


Order Haplosclerida


Family

Chalinidae Chalinidae is a family of marine demosponges, containing the following genera: * '' Chalinula'' Schmidt, 1868 * '' Cladocroce'' Topsent, 1892 * '' Dendrectilla'' Pulitzer-Finali, 1983 * '' Dendroxea'' Griessinger, 1971 * ''Haliclona ''Haliclon ...

*'' Chalinula limbata'' *'' Haliclona cinerea'' *'' Haliclona fistulosa'' *''
Haliclona oculata ''Haliclona oculata'', sometimes known by the common name mermaid’s glove, is a species of sea sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They ar ...
'' (mermaid's glove) *'' Haliclona simulans'' *'' Haliclona urceolus'' *'' Haliclona viscosa''


Order Poecilosclerida


Family

Acarnidae Acarnidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Poecilosclerida. It has a global distribution, although several genera occur primarily in colder temperate waters, and several have very restricted ranges. It is estimated that there are seve ...

*'' Iophon hyndmani'' *'' Iophon nigricans''


Family Coelosphaeridae

*'' Lissodendoryx jenjonesae''


Family

Crellidae Crellidae is a family of marine demosponges in the order Poecilosclerida. Characteristics Growth forms are varied and include branching, club-shaped, massive and encrusting. Identification of members of this family is based on microscopic examin ...

*'' Crella plana'' *'' Crella rosea''


Family Desmacellidae

*'' Biemna variantia'' *'' Desmacella annexa''


Family Esperiopsidae

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Amphilectus fucorum ''Amphilectus'' is a genus of demosponges, comprising around 20 species found in oceans around the world. Species The following species are recognized in the genus ''Amphilectus'': * '' Amphilectus americanus'' (Ridley & Dendy, 1887) * '' Amphil ...
'' *'' 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'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Microcionidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in ...
'' *'' Antho involvens'' *'' Clathria armata'' *'' Clathria atrasanguinea'' *'' Clathria barleei'' *'' Clathria elliptichela'' *'' Clathria fallax'' *'' Clathria laevis'' *'' Clathria spinarcus'' *'' Clathria strepsitoxa'' *'' Ophlitaspongia papilla''


Family

Mycalidae Mycalidae is a Family (biology), family of marine demosponges. Genera According to the World Register of Marine Species, there are only two Genus, genera in this family. Previously there were about 26, but most of these have been reallocated as ...

*'' Mycale contarenii'' *'' Mycale lingua'' *'' Mycale macilenta'' *'' Mycale minima'' *'' Mycale rotalis'' *'' Mycale subclavata''


Family Myxillidae

*'' Myxilla ancorata'' *'' Myxilla fimbriata'' *''
Myxilla incrustans ''Myxilla incrustans'' is a species of demosponge. It is an encrusting species and is usually yellow. Description ''M. incrustans'' is an encrusting sponge occurring in patches up to across and high. It is usually some shade of yellow but can ...
'' *'' Myxilla rosacea''


Order

Spirophorida ''Spirophorina'' is a suborder of sea sponges belonging to the class Demospongiae Demosponges (Demospongiae) are the most diverse class in the phylum Porifera. They include 76.2% of all species of sponges with nearly 8,800 species world ...


Family

Tetillidae Tetillidae is a family of marine sponges. Tetillids are more or less spherical sponges (sometimes referred to as golf ball sponges) which are found commonly in all marine habitats at all depths throughout the world. They are especially common in ...

*'' Craniella cranium'' *'' Craniella zetlandica''


Order Tetractinellida


Family Ancorinidae

*'' Dercitus bucklandi'' *'' Stryphnus ponderosus'' *'' Stelletta grubii''


Order

Verongiida Verongiida (also known as Verongida) is an order of sea sponges within the phylum Porifera. The "skeleton" in these sponges is made up of spongin, rather than of spicules. They live in marine environments. The name was proposed by Patricia Bergq ...


Family

Ianthellidae Ianthellidae is a family of sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channe ...

*'' Hexadella racovitzai''


Class Homoscleromorpha


Order

Homosclerophorida Homosclerophorida is an order of marine sponges. It is the only order in the monotypic class Homoscleromorpha. The order is composed of two families: Plakinidae and Oscarellidae. Taxonomy Homoscleromorpha is phylogenetically well separated from ...


Family Oscarellidae

*'' Oscarella lobularis'' *'' Oscarella rubra''


Family Plakinidae

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Plakortis simplex ''Plakortis'' is a genus of marine sponges in the order Homosclerophorida, first described by Franz Eilhard Schulze in 1880. Description ''Plakortis'' sponges are characterised by having: #inorganic (spicular) skeletal complement #Skeleton compo ...
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References

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