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Family: Thorectidae (See list of species below)

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33 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Aplysinopsis elegans
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Cacospongia hermanorum
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Carteriospongia delicata
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Carteriospongia flabellifera
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Carteriospongia foliascens
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Carteriospongia vermicularis
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Dactylospongia elegans
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Dactylospongia metachromia
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Fascaplysinopsis reticulata
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Fasciospongia euplectelloides
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Fasciospongia lordii
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Hyrtios collectrix
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Hyrtios communis
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Hyrtios elegans
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Hyrtios erectus
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Hyrtios proteus
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Hyrtios reticulatus
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Hyrtios violaceus
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Lendenfeldia chondrodes
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Luffariella caliculata
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Luffariella cylindrica
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Luffariella geometrica
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Luffariella herdmani
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Luffariella variabilis
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Petrosaspongia nigra
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Phyllospongia dendyi
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Phyllospongia palmata
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Phyllospongia papyracea
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Smenospongia aurea
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Smenospongia conulosa
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Smenospongia dysodes
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Strepsichordaia caliciformis
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Thorectaxia papuensis
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33 Species of Family Thorectidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Aplysinopsis elegans Western Central Pacific
Cacospongia hermanorum Southeast Pacific
Carteriospongia delicata Western Central Pacific
Carteriospongia flabellifera Western Central Pacific
Carteriospongia foliascens Indo-West Pacific. 20 H
Carteriospongia vermicularis Western Central Pacific
Dactylospongia elegans Pacific Ocean.
Dactylospongia metachromia Central Pacific
Fascaplysinopsis reticulata Western Central Pacific
Fasciospongia euplectelloides Western Central Pacific
Fasciospongia lordii Eastern Central Pacific
Hyrtios collectrix Northeast Atlantic
Hyrtios communis Western Central Pacific
Hyrtios elegans Western Central Pacific
Hyrtios erectus Indo-Pacific
Hyrtios proteus Western Central Atlantic. 5 WD
Hyrtios reticulatus Western Central Pacific
Hyrtios violaceus Western Central Atlantic.
Lendenfeldia chondrodes Western Central Pacific
Luffariella caliculata Western Central Pacific
Luffariella cylindrica Western Central Pacific
Luffariella geometrica Western Central Pacific
Luffariella herdmani Western Central Pacific
Luffariella variabilis Western Central Pacific
Petrosaspongia nigra Western Central Pacific
Phyllospongia dendyi Western Central Pacific
Phyllospongia palmata Western Central Pacific
Phyllospongia papyracea Indo-Pacific. Tropical a
Smenospongia aurea Western Central Atlantic
Smenospongia conulosa Western Central Pacific
Smenospongia dysodes Western Central Pacific.
Strepsichordaia caliciformis Western Central Pacific
Thorectaxia papuensis Western Central Pacific



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