Looe Key Species List -- Porifera
Calcarea
- Clathrinida
- Leucettidae
- Leucetta floridana
- Leucettidae
Desmospongiae
- Agelasida
- Agelasidae
- Agelas dispar
- Agelasidae
- Astrophorida
- Geodiidae
- Geodia gibberosa (White sponge)
- Geodiidae
- Chondrosida
- Chondrillidae
- Chondrilla nucula (Chicken Liver Sponge)
- Chondrillidae
- Dendroceratida
- Darwinellidae
- Aplysilla sulfurea
- Darwinellidae
- Dictyoceratida
- Dysideidae
- Dysidea etheria (Heavenly sponge)
- Irciniidae
- Ircinia campana (Vase sponge)
- Ircinia strobilina (Cake sponge)
- Sarcotragus fasciculatus (Stinker sponge)
- Spongiidae
- Hippospongia lachne (Sheepswool sponge)
- Spongia obliqua (Cuban reef sponge)
- Thorectidae
- Oligoceras hemorrhages
- Dysideidae
- Hadromerida
- Clionaidae
- Cliona caribbaea
- Cliona lampa (Boring Sponge)
- Spheciospongia vesparium (Loggerhead Sponge)
- Suberitidae
- Homaxinella rudis
- Tethyidae
- Tethya diploderma (Golfball sponge)
- Clionaidae
- Halichondrida
- Desmoxyidae
- Higginsia strigilata
- Halichondridae
- Halichondria melanadocia
- Desmoxyidae
- Haplosclerida
- Callyspongiidae
- Callyspongia plicifera (Azure vase sponge)
- Callyspongia vaginalis (Tube sponge)
- Chalinidae
- Haliclona compressa (Red finger sponge)
- Haliclona neens
- Haliclona permollis (Volcano sponge)
- Haliclona subtriangularis
- Haliclona viridis (Green sponge)
- Niphatidae
- Niphates digitalis (Dasychalina cyathina; Vase sponge)
- Niphates erecta
- Petrosiidae
- Neopetrosia longleyi (Sprawling sponge)
- Xestospongia muta (Barrel Sponge)
- Callyspongiidae
- Poecilosclerida
- Chondropsidae
- Xytopsues griseus
- Coelosphaeridae
- Lissodendoryx isodictyalis
- Desmacellidae
- Neofibularia nolitangere (Touch-me-not sponge)
- Iotrochidae
- Iotrochota birotulata (Purple bleeding sponge)
- Microcionidae
- Clathria schoenus
- Mycalidae
- Mycale angulosa
- Tedaniidae
- Tedania ignis (Fire Sponge)
- Chondropsidae
- Spirophorida
- Tetillidae
- Cinachyra cavernosa
- Tetillidae
- Verongida
- Aplysinidae
- Aiolochroia crassa
- Verongia fistularis (Candle sponge)
- Verongia longissima (Branching candle sponge)
- Aplysinidae