''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:
* ''
Xestospongia arenosa''
van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001
* ''
Xestospongia bergquistia''
Fromont, 1991
* ''
Xestospongia bocatorensis''
Díaz, Thacker, Rützler & Piantoni, 2007
* ''
Xestospongia caminata''
Pulitzer-Finali, 1986
* ''
Xestospongia clavata''
Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
* ''
Xestospongia coralloides''
(Dendy, 1924)
* ''
Xestospongia delaubenfelsi''
Riveros, 1951
* ''
Xestospongia deweerdtae''
Lehnert & van Soest, 1999
* ''
Xestospongia diprosopia''
(de Laubenfels, 1930)
* ''
Xestospongia dubia''
(Ristau, 1978)
* ''
Xestospongia emphasis''
(de Laubenfels, 1954)
* ''
Xestospongia friabilis''
(Topsent, 1892)
* ''
Xestospongia grayi''
(Hechtel, 1983)
* ''
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)
* ''
Xestospongia informis''
Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
* ''
Xestospongia kapne''
Carvalho, Lopes, Cosme & Hajdu, 2016
* ''
Xestospongia madida''
(de Laubenfels, 1954)
* ''
Xestospongia mammillata''
Pulitzer-Finali, 1982
* ''
Xestospongia menzeli''
(Little, 1963)
* ''
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 ...
''
(Schmidt, 1870)
* ''
Xestospongia novaezealandiae''
Bergquist & Warne, 1980
* ''
Xestospongia papuensis''
Pulitzer-Finali, 1996
* ''
Xestospongia plana''
(Topsent, 1892)
* ''
Xestospongia portoricensis''
van Soest, 1980
* ''
Xestospongia purpurea''
Rützler, Piantoni, van Soest & Díaz, 2014
* ''
Xestospongia rampa''
(de Laubenfels, 1934)
* ''
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)
* ''
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 ...
''
(Lamarck, 1815)
* ''
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
* ''
Xestospongia tuberosa''
Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
* ''
Xestospongia vansoesti''
Bakus & Nishiyama, 2000
* ''
Xestospongia variabilis''
(Ridley, 1884)
* ''
Xestospongia viridenigra''
(Vacelet, Vasseur & Lévi, 1976)
* ''
Xestospongia wiedenmayeri''
van Soest, 1980
References
Petrosina
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