Porifera

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HOMOSCLEROPHORIDA
Oscarella lobularis (Schmidt, 1862)
Stelletta hispida (Buccich, 1886)
Erylus discophorus (Schmidt, 1862)
Pachymatisma johnstonia Bowerbank, 1864

SPIROPHORIDA
Cinachyrella alloclada (Uliczka, 1929)

HADROMERIDA
Thymosia guernei Topsent, 1896
Tethya aurantium (Pallas, 1766)
Laxosuberites ferrerhernandezi Boury-Esnault & Lopes, 1985
Laxosuberites rugosus (Schmidt, 1868) Topsent, 1900
Terpios fugax Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Prosuberites longispina Topsent, 1893
Cliona celata Grant, 1826
Cliona viridis (Schmidt, 1862)
Timea unistellata (Topsent, 1892)
Latrunculia insignis Topsent, 1892

HALICHONDRIDA
Cyocalypta penicillus Bowerbank
Halichondria bowerbanki Burton, 1930
Halichondria panicea (Pallas, 1766)
Hymeniacidon perleve (Montagu, 1818)
Ulosa stuposa (Esper, 1794)

POECILOSCLERIDA
Mycale contarenii (Martens, 1824)
Mycale rotalis (Bowerbank, 1874)
Mycale similaris (Bowerbank, 1874)
Mycale massa (Schmidt, 1862)
Tedania anhelans (Lieberkühn, 1859)
Tedania anhelans (orange sponge with chimneys)
cf. Tedania anhelans (black morph)
cf. Tedania anhelans (reddish brown with chimneys)
cf. Tedania anhelans (purple with osculated chimneys)
Tedania anhelans or Myxilla rosacea (orange sponge with large oscula)
Myxilla rosacea (Lieberkühn, 1859)
Ectoforcepia psammophila Cabioch, 1968
Hymedesmia peachii Bowerbank, 1882
Phorbas fictitius Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Phorbas plumus Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1874
Hemimycale columella (Bowerbank, 1874)
Clathria coralloides (Olivi, 1792)
Microciona strepsitoxa Hope, 1889

HAPLOSCLERIDA
Dendroxea lenis (Topsent, 1892)

Haliclona cf. cinerea
Haliclona fistulosa (Bowerbank, 1866)
Haliclona cf. fistulosa (morph 1)
Haliclona cf. fistulosa (morph 2)
Haliclona cf. fistulosa (morph 3)
cf. Haliclona sp. 4
cf. Haliclona sp. 5
cf. Haliclona sp. 6 (Pink sponge)
Haliclona mamillata (Griessinger, 1971)
Haliclona mediterranea Griessinger, 1971
Haliclona simulans (Johnston, 1842)
Petrosia ficiformis Poiret

DICTYOCERATIDA
Dysidea fragilis (Montagu, 1818)
Cacospongia scalaris (Schmidt, 1862)
Ircinia dendroides (Schmidt, 1862)
Ircinia fasciculata (Pallas, 1766)

VERONGIDA
Aplysina aerophoba Schmidt, 1862

Clathrina coriacea (Montagu, 1818) sensu Burton
Guancha lacunosa
Scypha ciliata (Fabricius, 1780) sensu Burton

E14
E55
E17
E18
E19
E20
E21

cf. Clathrina clathrus
cf. Clathrina contorta (clathrinous with large oscula)
cf. Hamigera sp.
cf. Aplysilla sp. 1
cf. Aplysilla sp. 2
cf. Ircinia sp.
Polimastia mamillaris

Brown

Brown sponge without oscula

Brown sponge with oscula

Reddish brown sponge - species 2

Reddish brown sponge - species 3

Warty sponge

Green

Dark green sponge with large oscula

Grey

Pointed grey sponge

Bluish grey sponge

"Bluish grey fingers" sponge

"Bluish grey mantle" sponge

Orange

Orange sponge with oscula

Orange sponge with star-shaped oscula

Pitched orange sponge


Purple

Chikenskin-like purple sponge

Red

Encrusting red sponge

Chickenskin-like red sponge

Red-wine coloured sponge

White

Flat white sponge with oscula

Uneven white sponge with large oscula

Chickenskin-like white sponge

White sponge with blue oscula

Dirty white sponge

Dirty white sponge with chimneys

Tubulous Scypha

Yellow

Yellow sponge

Halichondria aurantiaca ("Yellow mantle" sponge)

Yellow cusshion sponge

Branched yellow sponge

Dark yellow sponge - species 1

Dark yellow sponge - species 2

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