List of sponges of Ireland

===Order Clathrinida=== ====Family Clathrinidae==== growing on Spirastrella cunctatrix'' '' • Clathrina contorta (Ascandra contorta) • Clathrina coriacea (Ascandra coriacea) • Clathrina 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==== '' • Sycon ciliatum • Sycon elegans ==Class Demospongiae (horny sponges)==

===Order Agelasida=== ====Family Hymerhabdiidae==== • Hymerhabdia typica ===Order Astrophorida=== ====Family Geodiidae==== '' • Pachymatisma johnstonia ===Order Axinellida=== ====Family Raspailiidae==== '' • 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 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 dissimilis • Axinella flustra • Axinella infundibuliformis • Axinella parva • Axinella pyramidata • Axinella rugosa • Phakellia ventilabrum (chalice sponge) ====Family Halichondriidae==== • 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==== '' • 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==== '' • Oscarella lobularis • Oscarella rubra ====Family Plakinidae==== • Plakortis simplex ==References==