''Xestospongia '' 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 ...
in the family
Petrosiidae
Petrosiidae 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 ...
. It contains the following species:
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Xestospongia arenosa
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* '' Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* '' Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, T ...
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van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
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Xestospongia bergquistia
''Xestospongia bergquistia'' is a species of barrel sponge in the family Petrosiidae first described by Jane Fromont in 1991. The species epithet, ''bergquistia'', honours the New Zealand sponge specialist, Patricia Bergquist
Dame Patricia ...
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Fromont, 1991
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Xestospongia bocatorensis''
Díaz, Thacker, Rützler & Piantoni, 2007
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Xestospongia caminata''
Pulitzer-Finali, 1986
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Xestospongia clavata''
Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
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Xestospongia coralloides
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* ''Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* '' Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, Th ...
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(Dendy, 1924)
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Xestospongia delaubenfelsi''
Riveros, 1951
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Xestospongia deweerdtae''
Lehnert & van Soest, 1999
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Xestospongia diprosopia
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* ''Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* '' Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, Th ...
''
(de Laubenfels, 1930)
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Xestospongia dubia
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* ''Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* ''Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, Tha ...
''
(Ristau, 1978)
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Xestospongia emphasis
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* ''Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* ''Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, Tha ...
''
(de Laubenfels, 1954)
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Xestospongia friabilis''
(Topsent, 1892)
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Xestospongia grayi
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* ''Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* ''Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, Tha ...
''
(Hechtel, 1983)
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Xestospongia hispida
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* '' Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* '' Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, T ...
''
(Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
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Xestospongia informis
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* ''Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* '' Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, Th ...
''
Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
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Xestospongia kapne
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* ''Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* ''Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, Tha ...
''
Carvalho, Lopes, Cosme & Hajdu, 2016
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Xestospongia madida
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* '' Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* '' Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, T ...
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(de Laubenfels, 1954)
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Xestospongia mammillata
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* '' Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* '' Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, T ...
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Pulitzer-Finali, 1982
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Xestospongia menzeli
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* '' Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* '' Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, T ...
''
(Little, 1963)
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Xestospongia muta
The giant barrel sponge (''Xestospongia muta'') is the largest species of sponge found growing on Caribbean coral reefs. It is common at depths greater than down to and can reach a diameter of 1.8 metres (6 feet). It is typically brownish-red t ...
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(Schmidt, 1870)
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Xestospongia novaezealandiae
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* '' Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* '' Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, T ...
''
Bergquist & Warne, 1980
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Xestospongia papuensis
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* '' Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* '' Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, T ...
''
Pulitzer-Finali, 1996
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Xestospongia plana
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* '' Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* '' Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, T ...
''
(Topsent, 1892)
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Xestospongia portoricensis
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* '' Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* '' Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, T ...
''
van Soest, 1980
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Xestospongia purpurea
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* '' Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* '' Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, T ...
''
Rützler, Piantoni, van Soest & Díaz, 2014
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Xestospongia rampa
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* '' Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* '' Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, T ...
''
(de Laubenfels, 1934)
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Xestospongia ridleyi
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* '' Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* '' Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, T ...
''
(Keller, 1891)
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Xestospongia testudinaria
''Xestospongia testudinaria'' is a species of barrel sponge in the family Petrosiidae. More commonly known as Giant Barrel Sponges, they have the basic structure of a typical sponge. Their body is made of a reticulation of cells aggregate on a s ...
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(Lamarck, 1815)
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Xestospongia topsenti
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* '' Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* '' Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, T ...
''
Van Soest & Hooper, 2020
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Xestospongia tuberosa
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* ''Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* '' Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, Th ...
''
Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
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Xestospongia vansoesti''
Bakus & Nishiyama, 2000
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Xestospongia variabilis
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* ''Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* ''Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, Tha ...
''
(Ridley, 1884)
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Xestospongia viridenigra
''Xestospongia '' is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
* ''Xestospongia arenosa'' van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* '' Xestospongia bergquistia'' Fromont, 1991
* '' Xestospongia bocatorensis'' Díaz, Th ...
''
(Vacelet, Vasseur & Lévi, 1976)
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Xestospongia wiedenmayeri''
van Soest, 1980
References
Petrosina
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