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Family: Leucosoleniidae (See list of species below)

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87 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Ascute asconoides
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Ascute uteoides
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Ascyssa acufera
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Ascyssa troglodytes
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Leucosolenia aboralis
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Leucosolenia albatrossi
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Leucosolenia amakusana
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Leucosolenia amitsbo
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Leucosolenia atlantica
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Leucosolenia australis
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Leucosolenia blanca
[Yellow leafy sponge]
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Leucosolenia botryoides
[Organ-pipe sponge]
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Leucosolenia brondstedi
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Leucosolenia canariensis
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Leucosolenia cavata
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Leucosolenia cerebrum
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Leucosolenia challengeri
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Leucosolenia clarkii
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Leucosolenia clathrata
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Leucosolenia clathrus
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Leucosolenia complicata
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Leucosolenia cordata
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Leucosolenia coriacea
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Leucosolenia cotorta
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Leucosolenia decipiens
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Leucosolenia densa
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Leucosolenia depressa
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Leucosolenia dictyoides
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Leucosolenia discoveryi
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Leucosolenia dubia
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Leucosolenia eleanor
[Lacy ball sponge]
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Leucosolenia falcata
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Leucosolenia falklandica
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Leucosolenia feuerlandica
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Leucosolenia flexilis
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Leucosolenia fragilis
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Leucosolenia gardineri
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Leucosolenia gegenbauri
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Leucosolenia goethei
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Leucosolenia gracilis
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Leucosolenia grisea
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Leucosolenia hispida
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Leucosolenia horrida
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Leucosolenia incerta
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Leucosolenia irregularis
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Leucosolenia izuensis
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Leucosolenia japonica
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Leucosolenia kagoshimensis
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Leucosolenia lacunosa
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Leucosolenia laminoclathrata
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Leucosolenia laxa
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Leucosolenia loculosa
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Leucosolenia lucasi
[Translucid chimney sponge]
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Leucosolenia macleayi
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Leucosolenia minoricensis
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Leucosolenia minuta
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Leucosolenia mollis
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Leucosolenia multiformis
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Leucosolenia mutsu
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Leucosolenia nautilia
[Spaghetti sponge]
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Leucosolenia osculum
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Leucosolenia panis
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Leucosolenia pelliculata
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Leucosolenia pilosella
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Leucosolenia poterium
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Leucosolenia primordialis
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Leucosolenia protogenes
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Leucosolenia psammophila
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Leucosolenia pyriformis
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Leucosolenia reticulum
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Leucosolenia rosea
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Leucosolenia sagamiana
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Leucosolenia sagittaria
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Leucosolenia sceptrum
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Leucosolenia serica
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Leucosolenia sertularia
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Leucosolenia soyo
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Leucosolenia spongiosa
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Leucosolenia stolonifer
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Leucosolenia tenera
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Leucosolenia tenuipilosa
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Leucosolenia tenuis
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Leucosolenia variabilis
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Leucosolenia ventosa
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Leucosolenia ventricosa
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Leucosolenia vesicula
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Leucosolenia vitraea
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87 Species of Family Leucosoleniidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Ascute asconoides Eastern Indian Ocean
Ascute uteoides Eastern Indian Ocean
Ascyssa acufera Northwest Atlantic and th
Ascyssa troglodytes Mediterranean
Leucosolenia aboralis Antarctic.
Leucosolenia albatrossi Northwest Pacific
Leucosolenia amakusana Northwest Pacific
Leucosolenia amitsbo Northwest Pacific
Leucosolenia atlantica Eastern Central Atlantic
Leucosolenia australis Antarctic Indian Ocean an
Leucosolenia blanca Yellow leafy sponge Indo-Pacific, Antarctic,
Leucosolenia botryoides Organ-pipe sponge Northeast Atlantic, Medit
Leucosolenia brondstedi Antarctic.
Leucosolenia canariensis Indo-Pacific, Western Cen
Leucosolenia cavata Eastern Indian Ocean
Leucosolenia cerebrum Southeast Atlantic, Indo-
Leucosolenia challengeri Western Pacific
Leucosolenia clarkii Western Atlantic
Leucosolenia clathrata Indo-West Pacific
Leucosolenia clathrus Northeast Atlantic, South
Leucosolenia complicata Arctic, Northeast Atlanti
Leucosolenia cordata Western Indian Ocean and
Leucosolenia coriacea Indo-Pacific, Mediterrane
Leucosolenia cotorta Western Indian Ocean, Nor
Leucosolenia decipiens Northeast Atlantic and th
Leucosolenia densa Eastern Indian Ocean
Leucosolenia depressa Indo-West Pacific
Leucosolenia dictyoides Southeast Atlantic, Indo-
Leucosolenia discoveryi Antarctic.
Leucosolenia dubia Eastern Indian Ocean
Leucosolenia eleanor Lacy ball sponge Pacific Ocean and the Arc
Leucosolenia falcata Northeast Atlantic and th
Leucosolenia falklandica Southwest Atlantic and So
Leucosolenia feuerlandica Southwest Atlantic
Leucosolenia flexilis Western Central Pacific
Leucosolenia fragilis Northern Atlantic
Leucosolenia gardineri Indo-West Pacific
Leucosolenia gegenbauri Northeast Atlantic and th
Leucosolenia goethei Mediterranean
Leucosolenia gracilis Eastern Central Pacific
Leucosolenia grisea Eastern Indian Ocean
Leucosolenia hispida Antarctic.
Leucosolenia horrida Western Central Atlantic
Leucosolenia incerta Antarctic Indian Ocean
Leucosolenia irregularis Indo-Pacific
Leucosolenia izuensis Northwest Pacific
Leucosolenia japonica Northwest Pacific
Leucosolenia kagoshimensis Northwest Pacific
Leucosolenia lacunosa Northeast Atlantic, Medit
Leucosolenia laminoclathrata Eastern Indian Ocean
Leucosolenia laxa Western Pacific
Leucosolenia loculosa Indo-West Pacific
Leucosolenia lucasi Translucid chimney sponge Indo-West Pacific.
Leucosolenia macleayi Indo-Pacific, West coasts
Leucosolenia minoricensis Mediterranean
Leucosolenia minuta Northwest Pacific
Leucosolenia mollis Northwest Pacific
Leucosolenia multiformis Northeast Atlantic
Leucosolenia mutsu Northeast Atlantic
Leucosolenia nautilia Spaghetti sponge Eastern Pacific
Leucosolenia osculum Indo-West Pacific
Leucosolenia panis Central Atlantic
Leucosolenia pelliculata Eastern Indian Ocean
Leucosolenia pilosella Northwest Atlantic
Leucosolenia poterium South Pacific
Leucosolenia primordialis Mediterranean, Atlantic a
Leucosolenia protogenes Indo-West Pacific
Leucosolenia psammophila Eastern Indian Ocean
Leucosolenia pyriformis Northwest Pacific
Leucosolenia reticulum Northwest Pacific, North
Leucosolenia rosea Southwest Pacific
Leucosolenia sagamiana Northwest Pacific
Leucosolenia sagittaria Northwest Atlantic
Leucosolenia sceptrum North Atlantic and Medite
Leucosolenia serica Northwest Pacific
Leucosolenia sertularia Indo-West Pacific
Leucosolenia soyo Northwest Pacific
Leucosolenia spongiosa Mediterranean
Leucosolenia stolonifer Indo-West Pacific
Leucosolenia tenera Northwest Pacific
Leucosolenia tenuipilosa Western Indian Ocean and
Leucosolenia tenuis Northeast Atlantic
Leucosolenia variabilis Arctic Ocean, Northeast A
Leucosolenia ventosa Northwest Pacific
Leucosolenia ventricosa Eastern Indian Ocean
Leucosolenia vesicula Eastern Central Pacific
Leucosolenia vitraea Eastern Indian Ocean



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