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Family: Myxillidae (See list of species below)

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33 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Damiriopsis brondstedi []	No picture found Ectyonopsis panis []	No picture found Hymenamphiastra cyanocrypta [Blue encrusting sponge]
No picture found Hymenancora lundbecki []	No picture found Hymenancora tenuissima []	No picture found Melonanchora elliptica [Warty sponge]
No picture found Myxilla arenaria []	No picture found Myxilla asigmata []	No picture found Myxilla barentsi []
No picture found Myxilla basimucronata []	No picture found Myxilla brunnea []	No picture found Myxilla chilensis []
No picture found Myxilla dendyi []	No picture found Myxilla elongata []	Myxilla incrustans [Rough scallop sponge]
No picture found Myxilla iotrochotina []	No picture found Myxilla kerguelensis []	No picture found Myxilla lacunosa [Sulphur horny sponge]
No picture found Myxilla lissostyla []	No picture found Myxilla macrosigma []	No picture found Myxilla mariana []
No picture found Myxilla methanophila []	No picture found Myxilla mollis []	No picture found Myxilla pedunculata []
No picture found Myxilla ramosa []	No picture found Myxilla rosacea []	No picture found Psammochela elegans []
No picture found Psammochela rigida []	No picture found Stelodoryx chlorophylla []	No picture found Stelodoryx flabellata []
No picture found Stelodoryx multidentata []	No picture found Stelodoryx phyllomorpha []	No picture found Stelodoryx toporoki []

33 Species of Family Myxillidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Damiriopsis brondstedi		Indo-West Pacific.
Ectyonopsis panis		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Hymenamphiastra cyanocrypta	Blue encrusting sponge	Eastern Pacific. Climate	120 WD
Hymenancora lundbecki		Western Central Pacific
Hymenancora tenuissima		Southeast Pacific
Melonanchora elliptica	Warty sponge	Northern Atlantic and the
Myxilla arenaria		Western Indian Ocean
Myxilla asigmata		Antarctic.
Myxilla barentsi		Northeast Atlantic, North
Myxilla basimucronata		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Myxilla brunnea		Arctic, Northeast Pacific
Myxilla chilensis		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Myxilla dendyi		Western Central Pacific
Myxilla elongata		Antarctica.
Myxilla incrustans	Rough scallop sponge	Pacific Ocean, Northern A	1 H
Myxilla iotrochotina		Northeast Atlantic
Myxilla kerguelensis		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Myxilla lacunosa	Sulphur horny sponge	Northeast Pacific and the	12.5 H
Myxilla lissostyla		Antarctic Atlantic
Myxilla macrosigma		Northeast Atlantic.
Myxilla mariana		Antarctic
Myxilla methanophila		Western Central Atlantic
Myxilla mollis		Western Central Pacific a
Myxilla pedunculata		Northern Atlantic, Northe
Myxilla ramosa		Western Central Pacific
Myxilla rosacea		Northeast Atlantic and Ce
Psammochela elegans		Indo-West Pacific.
Psammochela rigida		Western Central Pacific
Stelodoryx chlorophylla		Western Central Pacific.
Stelodoryx flabellata		Arctic
Stelodoryx multidentata		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Stelodoryx phyllomorpha		Western Central Pacific.
Stelodoryx toporoki		Northern Pacific and the

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