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  3. Sponges
  4. Demosponges
  5. Heteroscleromorpha
  6. Poecilosclerida

order

Poecilosclerida

Poecilosclerida

Includes
50 native 1 introduced 9 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Microcionids 13 native
  • Hymedesmiidae 11 native
  • Mycalidae 9 native
  • Isodictyidae 4 native
  • Acarnidae 3 native
  • Coelosphaeridae 3 native
  • Tedaniidae 2 native
  • Esperiopsidae 1 native
  • Desmacididae 1 native
  • Crambeidae 1 native
  • Myxillidae 1 native
  • Iotrochotidae 1 native
  • Guitarridae
  • Crellidae
  • Cladorhizidae
  • Chondropsidae

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native Poecilosclerida All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Fire Sponge Tedania ignis 921 observations
  • Orange Finger Sponge Isodictya rigida 77 observations
  • Myxilla austini 5 observations

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