Marine Sponges
21 entries in the Marine Sponges compendium.
LatrunculiaA demosponge genus known for anti-cancer compounds and cold-water distribution.MonanchoraA demosponge genus studied for medicinal potential.Cinachyrella allocladaA bright yellow-orange sponge with a prickly, spherical skeleton.Inflatella belliA southern-hemisphere demosponge with pharmaceutical potential.Biemna variantiaAn encrusting sponge with a spiky surface and fragile tissues.AcarnidaeA globally distributed sponge family with diverse skeletal forms.AcarnusA sponge genus with unique hooked megascleres and nearly global distribution.Monanchora arbusculaA variable, scarlet demosponge with white-starred oscula and tough internal skeleton.Spirastrella coccineaA thin encrusting sponge known for its bioactive macrolides.Cliona californianaA burrowing demosponge that weakens bivalve shells with acid and spicules.CoelosphaeridaeA globally distributed sponge family with diverse growth forms.Polymastia bouryesnaultaeA cryptic demosponge with tapering papillae from southern African waters.Hamacantha esperioidesA deep-water demosponge with a tough, fibrous texture.Acanthella (sponge)A genus of sponges in the family Dictyonellidae, described in 1862.Tetilla capillosaA southern African demosponge with a fuzzy coat of spicules.MycalidaeA marine demosponge family with two genera and many subgenera.Orange wall spongeA large, firm orange sponge with a corky consistency.EctyonopsisA demosponge genus with spiny spicules and robust isochelae.Latrunculia biformisA deep sea demosponge with anti-cancer discorhabdins.Suberites dandelenaeA yellow, velvety deep-sea sponge forming dense colonies off southern Africa.Penares sphaeraA hard, pale deep-sea demosponge from southern African waters.
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