Numbers of sponge species recorded in each of 232 marine ecoregions of the world. Irish waters are shaded red, indicating the high diversity of sponge species.
There are 290 species of sponges recorded in Ireland, although the true figure is thought to be close to 500; 134 species were recorded off Rathlin Island alone.[1][2][3][4]
Sponges are animals of the phylum Porifera; sessile aquatic animals without true tissues.[5]
Class Calcarea (calcareous sponges)
Order Clathrinida
Family Clathrinidae
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Clathrina contorta growing on Spirastrella cunctatrix
- Clathrina contorta (Ascandra contorta)
- Clathrina coriacea (Ascandra coriacea)
- Guancha lacunosa
Order Leucosolenida
Family Grantiidae
- Grantia compressa (purse sponge)
- Leucandra fistulosa
- Leucandra gossei
- Leuconia johnstoni
- Leuconia nivea
Family Leucosoleniidae
- Leucosolenia botryoides
- Leucosolenia complicata
- Leucosolenia variabilis
Family Sycettidae
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Class Demospongiae (horny sponges)
Order Agelasida
Family Hymerhabdiidae
- Hymerhabdia typica
Order Astrophorida
Family Geodiidae
Order Axinellida
Family Raspailiidae
Raspailia ramosa
- Eurypon viride
- Eurypon clavatum
- Eurypon major
- Hymeraphia breeni
- Hymeraphia elongata
- Hymeraphia stellifera
- Hymeraphia verticillata
- Raspaciona aculeata
- Raspailia hispida
- Raspailia ramosa
Family Stelligeridae
- Halicnemia patera
- Stelligera rigida
- Stelligera stuposa
Order Bubarida
Family Bubaridae
- Bubaris vermiculata
Family Dictyonellidae
- Dictyonella incisa
- Spongionella pulchella
- Tethyspira spinosa
Order Chondrillida
Family Halisarcidae
- Halisarca dujardini
Order Chondrosida
Family Chondrillidae
- Thymosia guernei
Order Dendroceratida (keratose/horny sponges)
Family Darwinellidae
- Aplysilla rosea
- Aplysilla sulfurea
Order Dictyoceratida (keratose/horny sponges)
Family Dysideidae
Dysidea fragilis
- Dysidea fragilis
- Dysidea pallescens
Order Hadromerida
Family Clionaidae
- Cliona celata (red boring sponge)
- Cliona lobata
Family Hemiasterellidae
- Paratimea constellata
Family Polymastiidae
- Polymastia agglutinans
- Polymastia boletiformis (yellow tit-sponge)
- Polymastia mamillaris
- Polymastia penicillus
- Polymastia spinula
- Quasillina brevis
- Sphaerotylus grey (B)
- Sphaerotylus spa
Family Suberitidae
- Terpios fugax
- Laxosuberites
- Protosuberites epiphytum
- Protosuberites incrustans
- Pseudosuberites sulphureus
- Suberites carnosus
- Suberites ficus
- Suberites pagurorum
Family Tethyidae
- Tethya aurantium (golf ball sponge, orange puffball sponge)
- Tethya citrina
- Tethya hibernica
- Tethya norvegica
Order Halichondrida
Family Axinellidae
Axinella damicornis
- Axinella damicornis
- Axinella dissimilis
- Axinella flustra
- Axinella infundibuliformis
- Axinella parva
- Axinella pyramidata
- Axinella rugosa
- Phakellia ventilabrum (chalice sponge)
Family Halichondriidae
Closeup view of the breadcrumb sponge
- Halichondria bowerbanki (Bowerbank's halichondria)
- Halichondria panicea (breadcrumb sponge)
- Hymeniacidon kitchingi
- Hymeniacidon perlevis (crumb-of-bread sponge)
- Spongosorites calcicola
Order Haplosclerida
Family Chalinidae
- Chalinula limbata
- Haliclona cinerea
- Haliclona fistulosa
- Haliclona oculata (mermaid's glove)
- Haliclona simulans
- Haliclona urceolus
- Haliclona viscosa
Order Poecilosclerida
Family Acarnidae
- Iophon hyndmani
- Iophon nigricans
Family Coelosphaeridae
- Lissodendoryx jenjonesae
Family Crellidae
- Crella plana
- Crella rosea
Family Desmacellidae
- Biemna variantia
- Desmacella annexa
Family Esperiopsidae
- Amphilectus fucorum
- Amphilectus lobatus
- Esperiopsis
- Ulosa stuposa
Family Hymedesmiidae
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- Hemimycale columella
- Hymedesmia cohesibacilla
- Hymedesmia coriacea
- Hymedesmia crami
- Hymedesmia cratera
- Hymedesmia hibernica
- Hymedesmia jecusculum
- Hymedesmia pansa
- Hymedesmia paupertas
- Hymedesmia peachi
- Hymedesmia primitiva
- Hymedesmia rathlinia
- Hymedesmia umbelliformis
- Phorbas fictitius
- Phorbas plumosus
- Phorbas punctatus
- Plocamiancora arndti
- Plocamionida ambigua
- Plocamionida tylotata
- Spanioplon armaturum
- Stylostichon
Family Microcionidae
- Antho brattegardi
- Antho coriacea
- Antho granditoxa
- Antho inconstans
- Antho involvens
- Clathria armata
- Clathria atrasanguinea
- Clathria barleei
- Clathria elliptichela
- Clathria fallax
- Clathria laevis
- Clathria spinarcus
- Clathria strepsitoxa
- Ophlitaspongia papilla
Family Mycalidae
- Mycale contarenii
- Mycale lingua
- Mycale macilenta
- Mycale minima
- Mycale rotalis
- Mycale subclavata
Family Myxillidae
- Myxilla ancorata
- Myxilla fimbriata
- Myxilla incrustans
- Myxilla rosacea
Order Spirophorida
Family Tetillidae
- Craniella cranium
- Craniella zetlandica
Order Tetractinellida
Family Ancorinidae
- Dercitus bucklandi
- Stryphnus ponderosus
- Stelletta grubii
Order Verongiida
Family Ianthellidae
- Hexadella racovitzai
Class Homoscleromorpha
Order Homosclerophorida
Family Oscarellidae
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- Oscarella lobularis
- Oscarella rubra
Family Plakinidae
- Plakortis simplex
References
- ↑ "Sponges of Britain and Ireland".
- ↑ "Small Scale Study: Classification of freshwater sponges in Ireland". Environmental Protection Agency. 2013.
- ↑ Ferriss, S. E.; Smith, K. G.; Inskipp, T. P., eds. (2009). "Irish Biodiversity: a taxonomic inventory of fauna" (PDF). National Parks & Wildlife Service.
- ↑ "Species - Biodiversity Maps". maps.biodiversityireland.ie.
- ↑ "Irish sea sponges could produce cure for cancer and HIV". Independent.ie.
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