List of sponges of Venezuela

The sponges of Venezuela are a part of the Porifera fauna of Venezuela (which is part of the wildlife of Venezuela).

A number of species of sponges are found in the wild in Venezuela.

This is a partial list of the marine and freshwater sponges of Venezuela. The families are listed alphabetically within the classes.

Statistics

Environment	Nº of Families	Nº of Genera	Nº of Species
Marine species	39	54	100
Freshwater species	3	10	17
Total	42	64	117

Marine sponges

Family Acarnidae

• Acarnus

Family Adociidae

• Sigmadocia caerulea Hechtel 1965

Family Aplysinidae

• Aplysina archeri (Higgin, 1875)
• Aplysina caissara Pinheiro & Hajdu, 2001
• Aplysina cauliformis (Carter, 1882)
• Aplysina fistularis (Pallas, 1766)
• Aplysina fulva (Pallas, 1766)
• Aplysina lacunosa (Lamarck, 1814)

Family Callyspongiidae

• Callyspongia arcesiosa Laubenfels, 1936
• Callyspongia vaginalis (Lamarck, 1814)

Family Chalinidae

• Chalinula molitba (Laubenfels, 1949)

Family Chondrillidae

• Chondrilla caribensis Rützler, Duran & Piantoni, 2007
• Chondrilla nucula Smithdt 1862

Family Clionidae

• Cliona raphida Boury-Esnault, 1973
• Cliona varians (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)

Family Coelosphaeridae

• Lissodendoryx

Family Crambeidae

• Monanchora arbuscula (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)

Family Darwinellidae

• Aplysilla glacialis (Merejkowski, 1878)
• Chelonaplysilla erecta Tsurnamal, 1967
• Darwinella rosacea Hechtel, 1965

Family Desmacididae

• Desmapsamma anchorata (Carter, 1882)

Family Desmacidonidae

• Liosina monticulosa (Verrill, 1907)

Family Dysidea

• Dysidea etheria Laubenfels, 1936

Family Dictyonellidae

• Scopalina ruetzleri (Wiedenmayer, 1977)

Family Dysideidae

• Dysidea etheria Laubenfels, 1936

Family Geodiidae

• Geodia gibberosa Lamarck, 1815
• Geodia papyracea Hechtel, 1965

Family Grantiidae

• Leucandra aspera (Schmidt, 1862)

Family Halichondriidae

• Anthosigmella varians (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
• Halichondria magniculosa Hechtel
• Halichondria melanadocia Laubenfels, 1936
• Topsentia ophiraphidites (Laubenfels, 1934)

Family Halicloniidae

• Haliclona caerulea (Hechtel, 1965)
• Haliclona crassiloba Laubenfels, 1950
• Haliclona curacaoensis (van Soest, 1980)
• Haliclona doria Laubenfels, 1936
• Haliclona implexiformis (Hechtel, 1965)
• Haliclona magnifica de Weerdt, Rützler & Smith, 1991
• Haliclona manglaris Alcolado, 1984
• Haliclona permollis (Bowerbank, 1866)
• Haliclona picadaerensis
• Haliclona tubifera (George & Wilson, 1919)
• Haliclona twincayensis de Weerdt, Rützler & Smith, 1991
• Haliclona viridis (Keller, 1889)
• Niphastes variabilis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

Family Halisarcidae

• Halisarca

Family Heteroxyidae

• Myrmekioderma rea (de Laubenfels, 1934)

Family Hymedesmiidae

• Phorbas amaranthus Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

Family Iotrochotidae

• Iotrochota birotulata (Higgin, 1877)

Family Irciniidae

• Irsinia fasciculata (Pallas, 1766)
• Ircinia felix (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
• Irsinia strobilina (Lamarck, 1816)

Family Microcionidae

• Artemisina melana van Soest, 1984
• Clathria ferrea (de Laubenfels, 1936)
• Clathria venosa Hooper, 1996
• Clathria microchela (Stephens, 1916)
• Clathria schoenus (Laubenfels, 1936)
• Clathria venosa (Alcolado, 1984)
• Microciona
• Pandaros acanthifolium Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

Family Mycalidae

• Ulosa hispida Hechtel, 1965
• Mycale americana van Soest, 1984
• Mycale angulosa (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
• Mycale carmigropila Hajdu & Rützler, 1998
• Mycale citrina Hajdu & Rützler, 1998
• Mycale laxissima (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
• Mycale magnirhaphidifera van Soest, 1984
• Mycale microsigmatosa Arndt, 1927

Family Niphatidae

• Amphimedon compressa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
• Amphimedon viridis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
• Gelliodes ramosa Kieschnick, 1898
• Neopetrosia subtriangularis (Duchassaing, 1850)
• Niphates erecta Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

Family Ophlitaspongiidae

• Biemna caribea Pulitzer-Finali, 1986
• Biemna microstyla Laubenfels, 1950
• Desmacella jania Verrill, 1907
• Desmacella meliorata Wiedenmayer, 1977

Family Petrosiidae

• Neopetrosia subtriangularis (Duchassaing, 1850)

Family Phloeodictyidae

• Oceanapia nodosa (George & Wilson, 1919)

Family Placospongiidae

• Placospongia intermedia Sollas, 1888

Family Spirastrellidae

• Desmacella jania

Family Spongiidae

• Spongia pertusa Hyatt, 1877
• Spongia officinalis Linnaeus, 1759
• Spongia tubulifera Lamarck, 1814
• Spongia zimocca Schmidt, 1862

Family Suberitidae

• Prosuberites laughlini (Díaz, Álvarez & van Soest, 1987)
• Suberites aurantiacus (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
• Terpios fugax Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
• Terpios zeteki Laubenfels 1936
• Terpios manglaris Rützler & Smith, 1993

Family Sycettidae

• Sycon

Family Tethyidae

• Tethya actinia de Laubenfels, 1950
• Tethya seychellensis (Wright, 1881)

Family Tedaniide

• Tedania ignis (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1864)
• Lissodendoryx isodictyalis (Carter, 1882)

Family Tetillidae

• Cinachyrella apion (Uliczka, 1929)
• Cinachyrella kuekenthali (Uliczka, 1929)
• Cinachyrella tarentina (Pulitzer-Finali, 1983)

Family Thorectidae

• Hyrtios proteus Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
• Hyrtios violaceus (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1864)

Freshwater sponges

Family Metaniidae

• Acalle recurvata (Bowerbank, 1863)
• Drulia browni (Bowerbank, 1863)
• Drulia conifera Boneto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1973
• Drulia cristata (Weltner, 1895)
• Drulia uruguayensis Boneto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1968
• Metania reticulata (Bowerbank, 1863)

Family Potamolepidae

• Onosclera intermedia (Boneto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1973)
• Onosclera navicella (Carter, 1881)
• Onosclera spinifera (Boneto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1973)
• Uruguaya corallioides (Bowerbank, 1863)

Family Spongillidae

• Corvoheteromeyenia heterosclera (Ezcurra de drago, 1974)
• Saturnospongilla carvalhoi Volkmer-Rivero, 1976
• Spongilla alba Carter, 1849
• Pottsiela spoliata Volkmer-Rivero & Maciel, 1983
• Trochospongilla gregaria (Bowerbank, 1863)
• Trochospongilla minuta (Postt, 1887)
• Trochospongilla paulula (Bowerbank, 1863)

See also

• List of echinoderms of Venezuela
• List of introduced molluscs of Venezuela
• List of marine molluscs of Venezuela
• List of molluscs of Falcón state, Venezuela
• List of non-marine molluscs of El Hatillo Municipality, Miranda, Venezuela
• List of non-marine molluscs of Venezuela
• List of birds of Venezuela
• List of mammals of Venezuela