''Spheciospongia'' is a genus of
sponges
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 channels allowing water to circulate through ...
belonging to the family
Clionaidae
Clionaidae is a family of demosponges which are found worldwide. This family is known for parasitically boring holes in calcareous material such as mollusc shells and corals, using both chemical and mechanical processes.Brusca, R.C. & Brusca, G. ...
.
The species of this genus are found in
Southern Hemisphere.
Species:
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Spheciospongia albida''
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Spheciospongia alcyonoides''
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Spheciospongia areolata''
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Spheciospongia australis''
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Spheciospongia capensis''
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Spheciospongia carnosa''
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Spheciospongia confoederata''
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Spheciospongia congenera''
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Spheciospongia digitata''
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Spheciospongia excentrica''
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Spheciospongia florida''
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Spheciospongia globularis''
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Spheciospongia inconstans''
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Spheciospongia incrustans
''Spheciospongia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Clionaidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southern Hemisphere.
Species:
*'' Spheciospongia albida''
*'' Spheciospongia alcyonoides''
*'' Spheciospongia areolata''
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Spheciospongia lacunosa''
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Spheciospongia massa''
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Spheciospongia mastoidea''
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Spheciospongia montiformis''
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Spheciospongia ndabazithe''
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Spheciospongia panis''
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Spheciospongia papillosa''
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Spheciospongia peleia''
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Spheciospongia poculoides''
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Spheciospongia potamophera
''Spheciospongia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Clionaidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southern Hemisphere.
Species:
*'' Spheciospongia albida''
*'' Spheciospongia alcyonoides''
*'' Spheciospongia areolata''
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Spheciospongia poterionides
''Spheciospongia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Clionaidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southern Hemisphere.
Species:
*'' Spheciospongia albida''
*'' Spheciospongia alcyonoides''
*'' Spheciospongia areolata''
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Spheciospongia purpurea
''Spheciospongia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Clionaidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southern Hemisphere.
Species:
*'' Spheciospongia albida''
*'' Spheciospongia alcyonoides''
*'' Spheciospongia areolata''
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Spheciospongia ramulosa
''Spheciospongia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Clionaidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southern Hemisphere.
Species:
*'' Spheciospongia albida''
*'' Spheciospongia alcyonoides''
*'' Spheciospongia areolata''
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Spheciospongia robusta''
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Spheciospongia rotunda''
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Spheciospongia ruetzleri''
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Spheciospongia semilunaris'
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Spheciospongia solida''
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Spheciospongia spiculifera''
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Spheciospongia symbiotica''
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Spheciospongia tentorioides''
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Spheciospongia transitoria''
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Spheciospongia vagabunda
''Spheciospongia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Clionaidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southern Hemisphere.
Species:
*'' Spheciospongia albida''
*'' Spheciospongia alcyonoides''
*'' Spheciospongia areolata''
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Spheciospongia vesparium
''Spheciospongia vesparium'', commonly known as the loggerhead sponge, is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Clionaidae. While it is highly toxic to many fish, this sponge is eaten by certain angelfish and is known to form part of t ...
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References
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Sponges