Species under Hippospongia
n= 8
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Hippospongia ammata
de Laubenfels, 1954
Eastern Central Pacific
Hippospongia canaliculata
(Lendenfeld, 1885)
Western Central Atlantic
Hippospongia cerebrum
Lendenfeld, 1889
Western Central Pacific
Hippospongia communis
(Lamarck, 1813)
Honey comb Eastern Central Atlantic and the Mediterranean 30
Hippospongia densa
Lendenfeld, 1889
Eastern Central Pacific
Hippospongia gossypina
(Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Velvet sponge Western Central Atlantic
Hippospongia lachne
(de Laubenfels, 1936)
Sheepswool sponge Indo-West Pacific and Western Central Atlantic 28.7
Hippospongia mollissima
Lendenfeld, 1889
Western Pacific
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