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Haliclona is a genus

Genus

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of demosponge

Demosponge

The Demospongiae are the largest class in the phylum Porifera. Their "skeletons" are made of spicules consisting of fibers of the protein spongin, the mineral silica, or both. Where spicules of silica are present, they have a different shape from those in the otherwise similar glass sponges...

in the family

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

Chalinidae

Chalinidae is a family of marine demosponges.-Genera:Genera in the family include:* Chalinula Schmidt, 1868* Cladocroce Topsent, 1892* Dendrectilla Pulitzer-Finali, 1983* Dendroxea Griessinger, 1971* Haliclona Grant, 1836...

Subgenera

The genus is divided into several subgenera as follows:

Haliclona (Gellius) Gray, 1867
Haliclona (Halichoclona) de Laubenfels, 1932
Haliclona (Haliclona) Grant, 1836
Haliclona (Reniera) Schmidt, 1862
Haliclona (Rhizoniera) Griessinger, 1971
Haliclona (Soestella) De Weerdt, 2000

Species

Species in the genus include:

Haliclona accomodata (Schmidt, 1868)
Haliclona acoroides Kelly-Borges & Bergquist, 1988
Haliclona agglutinata Desqueyroux-Faundez, 1990
Haliclona alba (Schmidt, 1862)
Haliclona albapontica (Czerniavsky, 1880)
Haliclona algicola (Thiele, 1905)
Haliclona amphioxa (de Laubenfels, 1950)
Haliclona aperta (Sarà, 1960)
Haliclona arctica (Fristedt, 1887)
Haliclona arenosa (Carter, 1882)
Haliclona baeri (Wilson, 1925)
Haliclona bawiana (Lendenfeld, 1897)
Haliclona bilamellata Burton, 1932
Haliclona bombensis Mothes & Lerner, 1994
Haliclona boutschinskii (Kudelin, 1910)
Haliclona bucina Tanita & Hoshino, 1989
Haliclona bulbifera (Schwartschevsky, 1905)
Haliclona calanus Lundbeck, 1909
Haliclona cancellata (Carter, 1887)
Haliclona carteri Burton, 1959
Haliclona catarinensis Mothes & Lerner, 1994
Haliclona cavernosa (Pulitzer-Finali, 1993)
Haliclona cerebrum (Burton, 1928)
Haliclona chalinoides (Carter, 1875)
Haliclona clara Cuartas, 1992
Haliclona columbae (Walker, 1808)
Haliclona compressa
Haliclona compressa
Haliclona compressa, known as the Red Tree Sponge is a demosponge. It can be deep red, yellow or orange. It is found in the Caribbean. it has been kept in home aquariums but avoided by other as reef safe.-External links:*...
Haliclona corticata (Lendenfeld, 1887)
Haliclona cribrata (Pulitzer-Finali, 1983)
Haliclona cribrosa (Czerniavsky, 1880)
Haliclona cylindrica (Tanita, 1961)
Haliclona cylindrigera (Czerniavsky, 1880)
Haliclona daepoensis (Sim & Lee, 1997)
Haliclona decidua (Topsent, 1906)
Haliclona delicatula (Ali, 1956)
Haliclona dendrilla (Lendenfeld, 1887)
Haliclona densa (Lendenfeld, 1887)
Haliclona densaspicula Hoshino, 1981
Haliclona digitata (Baer, 1906)
Haliclona digitata sensu (Carter, 1882)
Haliclona digitata (Lendenfeld, 1887)
Haliclona digitata Tanita & Hoshino, 1989
Haliclona divulgata Koltun, 1964
Haliclona elegans (Lendenfeld, 1887)
Haliclona ellipsis Hoshino, 1981
Haliclona enormismacula Hoshino, 1981
Haliclona eterospiculata (Sarà, 1978)
Haliclona fibulifera (Carter, 1880)
Haliclona finitima (Whitelegge, 1901)
Haliclona fistulosa (Pulitzer-Finali, 1993)
Haliclona flabellodigitata Burton, 1934
Haliclona flaccida (Topsent, 1908)
Haliclona flava (Nardo, 1847)
Haliclona flavescens (Topsent, 1893)
Haliclona foliacea (Miklucho-Maclay, 1870)
Haliclona folium (Schmidt, 1870)
Haliclona foraminosa (Czerniavsky, 1880)
Haliclona foraminosa (Thiele, 1905)
Haliclona forcellata (Nardo, 1847)
Haliclona fragilis (Vacelet, Vasseur & Lévi, 1976)
Haliclona fragilis Bergquist & Warne, 1980
Haliclona frondosa Hoshino, 1981
Haliclona fryetti (Dendy, 1895)
Haliclona gemina Sarà, 1978
Haliclona glabra Bergquist, 1961
Haliclona glacialis (Hentschel, 1916)
Haliclona globosa (Lendenfeld, 1887)
Haliclona gracilis (Miklucho-Maclay, 1870)
Haliclona grimmi (Czerniavsky, 1880)
Haliclona groenlandica (Fristedt, 1887)
Haliclona hebes (Schmidt, 1870)
Haliclona hirsuta (Swartschewsky, 1905)
Haliclona hornelli (Dendy, 1916)
Haliclona hyalina (Schmidt, 1873)
Haliclona hydroida Tanita & Hoshino, 1989
Haliclona ignobilis (Thiele, 1905)
Haliclona incrustata (Hentschel, 1912)
Haliclona inepta (Thiele, 1905)
Haliclona inflata (Schmidt, 1862)
Haliclona informis (Schmidt, 1868)
Haliclona infundibuliformis (Miklucho-Maclay, 1870)
Haliclona innominata (Kirkpatrick, 1900)
Haliclona irregularis (Kirkpatrick, 1900)
Haliclona irregularis (Czerniavsky, 1880)
Haliclona isodictyalis Bergquist, 1961
Haliclona jorii Uriz, 1988
Haliclona kaikoura Bergquist & Warne, 1980
Haliclona korema de Laubenfels, 1954
Haliclona koremella de Laubenfels, 1954
Haliclona laxa (Lendenfeld, 1887)
Haliclona lentus Hoshino, 1981
Haliclona liber (Hoshino, 1981)
Haliclona lilaceus Mothes & Lerner, 1994
Haliclona lobosa (Lendenfeld, 1888)
Haliclona lutea (Lendenfeld, 1887)
Haliclona macropora (Thiele, 1905)
Haliclona macrorhaphis (Lendenfeld, 1887)
Haliclona madagascarensis Vacelet, Vasseur & Lévi, 1976
Haliclona madrepora (Dendy, 1889)
Haliclona mammilaris Mothes & Lerner, 1994
Haliclona massalis (Carter, 1886)
Haliclona maxima Bergquist & Warne, 1980
Haliclona membranacea (Schmidt, 1868)
Haliclona merejkowskii (Hentschel, 1929)
Haliclona minima (Lendenfeld, 1887)
Haliclona mollicula (Lundbeck, 1902)
Haliclona mollis (Schmidt, 1870)
Haliclona mollis (Lambe, 1893)
Haliclona mollis (Baer, 1906)
Haliclona muricata (Ridley, 1884)
Haliclona nigra (Burton, 1929)
Haliclona nigricans (Czerniavsky, 1880)
Haliclona nishimurai Tanita, 1977
Haliclona nitens Desqueyroux-Faundez, 1990
Haliclona nodosa (Thiele, 1905)
Haliclona nodosa Lévi, 1993
Haliclona odessana (Kudelin, 1910)
Haliclona offerospicula Hoshino, 1981
Haliclona olivacea Fromont, 1995
Haliclona omissa (Griessinger, 1971)
Haliclona onomichiensis Hoshino, 1981
Haliclona pacifica Hooper & Wiedenmayer, 1994
Haliclona palmata (sensu Lieberkühn, 1869)
Haliclona palmonensis Carballo & Garcia-Gomez, 1995
Haliclona papillifera (Swartschewsky, 1905)
Haliclona parietalioides (Bergquist, 1961)
Haliclona pedicelata (Cuartas, 1986)
Haliclona pedunculata (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
Haliclona penicillata (Topsent, 1908)
Haliclona permollisimilis Hoshino, 1981
Haliclona petrosioides Burton, 1932
Haliclona pigmentifera (Dendy, 1905)
Haliclona pocilliformis (Griessinger, 1971)
Haliclona poecillastroides (Vacelet, 1969)
Haliclona polychotoma (Carter, 1885)
Haliclona polypoides (Vacelet, Vasseur & Lévi, 1976)
Haliclona pons (Schmidt, 1870)
Haliclona pontica (Czerniavsky, 1880)
Haliclona porosa (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Haliclona proletaria (Topsent, 1908)
Haliclona protochalina (Czerniavsky, 1880)
Haliclona pulcherrima (Brøndsted, 1924)
Haliclona pulchra (Swartschewsky, 1905)
Haliclona pulvinar (Topsent, 1897)
Haliclona punctata Hoshino, 1981
Haliclona punctata Bergquist & Warne, 1980
Haliclona ramosa (Lendenfeld, 1887)
Haliclona ramusculoides (Topsent, 1893)
Haliclona rapanui (Desqueyroux-Faundez, 1990)
Haliclona rectangularis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
Haliclona reticulata (Lendenfeld, 1887)
Haliclona reversa (Kirk, 1911)
Haliclona robustaspicula Hoshino, 1981
Haliclona rossica (Hentschel, 1929)
Haliclona rubra (Lendenfeld, 1887)
Haliclona rugosa (Thiele, 1905)
Haliclona sabulosa Bergquist & Warne, 1980
Haliclona saldanhae (Stephens, 1915)
Haliclona sanguinea Fromont, 1995
Haliclona sasajimensis Hoshino, 1981
Haliclona sataensis Hoshino, 1981
Haliclona scabritia Tanita & Hoshino, 1989
Haliclona schmidti (Czerniavsky, 1880)
Haliclona scotti (Kirkpatrick, 1907)
Haliclona scyphanoides (Lamarck, 1814)
Haliclona semifibrosa (Dendy, 1916)
Haliclona shimoebuensis (Hoshino, 1981)
Haliclona similis (Topsent, 1897)
Haliclona simplex (Czerniavsky, 1880)
Haliclona simplicissima (Burton, 1933)
Haliclona siphonella (Thiele, 1905)
Haliclona solowetzkaja (Hentschel, 1929)
Haliclona sordida (Thiele, 1905)
Haliclona sorongae (Brøndsted, 1934)
Haliclona sortitio Hoshino, 1981
Haliclona sp.
Haliclona sp.
Haliclona sp., common names Blue sponges or blue finger sponges is a species of sponge found in that range from throughout the Indian ocean. In the wild it they are found in shallow reefs. They are a main food source for sea slugs. It is popular in home aquariums for its vibrant blue color by...
Haliclona spiculotenuis (Topsent, 1891)
Haliclona spinosella (Row, 1911)
Haliclona spinosella (Thiele, 1905)
Haliclona spitzbergensis (Hentschel, 1916)
Haliclona spongiosissima (Topsent, 1908)
Haliclona stelliderma Bergquist & Warne, 1980
Haliclona stephensi Burton, 1932
Haliclona steueri Burton, 1936
Haliclona stirpescens (Topsent, 1925)
Haliclona streble de Laubenfels, 1954
Haliclona striata Vacelet, Vasseur & Lévi, 1976
Haliclona subglobosa (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
Haliclona submonilifera Uriz, 1988
Haliclona surrufa Hoshino, 1981
Haliclona swartschewskiji (Hentschel, 1929)
Haliclona tachibanaensis Hoshino, 1981
Haliclona teligera (Topsent, 1889)
Haliclona tenacior Bergquist, 1961
Haliclona tenella (Lendenfeld, 1887)
Haliclona tenera (Marenzeller, 1877)
Haliclona tenuiderma (Lundbeck, 1902)
Haliclona tenuiramosa (Burton, 1930)
Haliclona tenuis Hoshino, 1981
Haliclona tenuispiculata Burton, 1934
Haliclona texta Sarà, 1978
Haliclona transitans (Czerniavsky, 1880)
Haliclona translucida Desqueyroux-Faundez, 1990
Haliclona tubulifera (Swartschewsky, 1905)
Haliclona tubulosa (Miklucho-Maclay, 1870)
Haliclona tulearensis Vacelet, Vasseur & Lévi, 1976
Haliclona turquoisia (de Laubenfels, 1954)
Haliclona typica (Nardo, 1847)
Haliclona tyria Fromont, 1995
Haliclona ulreungia Sim & Byeon, 1989
Haliclona utriculus (Topsent, 1904)
Haliclona uwaensis Hoshino, 1981
Haliclona varia Lundbeck, 1909
Haliclona vega (Fristedt, 1887)
Haliclona venustina (Bergquist, 1961)
Haliclona verrucosa (Thiele, 1905)
Haliclona viola (de Laubenfels, 1954)
Haliclona viola Hoshino, 1981
Haliclona violapurpura Hoshino, 1981
Haliclona virens (Topsent, 1908)
Haliclona virgata (Bowerbank, 1875)
Haliclona voeringii Lundbeck, 1909

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