Pseudospongosorites is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Suberitidae. Currently, the genus is considered as monotypic, consisting of a single species Pseudospongosorites suberitoides. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and on the Atlantic coast of the United States as far north as North Carolina. This species is known by the common name Florida hermit crab sponge, so named because hermit crabs often use it as shelter.
Agelas is a genus of sea sponge in the class Demospongiae.
Cladorhiza inversa is a species of sponge in the taxonomic class Demospongiae. The body of the sponge consists of a spicule and fibers and is water absorbent.
Cladorhiza segonzaci is a species of sponge in the taxonomic class Demospongiae. The body of the sponge consists of a spicule and fibers and is water absorbent.
Agelas tubulata is a species of demosponge. It is tube-shaped or vase-shaped and variable in colour. It is found in the Caribbean area and along the coasts of Brazil at depths of between about 70 and 90 m. It was first described by Lehnert & Rob van Soest in 1996, the type location being the Greater Antilles.
Axinella badungensis is a species of sponge in the family, Axinellidae, which was first described by Belinda Alvarez, Nicole de Voogd & Rob van Soest in 2016, found in the coastal waters of Badung Strait, Indonesia,.
Svenzea is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Scopalinidae, first described in 2002.
Plakortis is a genus of marine sponges in the order Homosclerophorida, first described by Franz Eilhard Schulze in 1880.
Manihinea lynbeazleyae is a genus of deep-water sea sponge in the Theonellidae family, first described by Jane Fromont and Andrzej Pisera in 2011, from a specimen collected in the Perth canyon west of Rottnest Island at a depth of 194–232 m.
Phyllis Jane Fromont is a New Zealand and Australian scientist specialising in sponges.
Pipestela is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Axinellidae. The species of this genus are found in Australian waters, New Guinea and other countries to the north of Australia.
Pipestela candelabra is a species of sponge belonging to the family Axinellidae.
Pipestela rara is a species of sponge belonging to the family Axinellidae.
Pipestela occidentalis is a species of sponge belonging to the family Axinellidae.
Pipestela terpenensis is a species of sponge belonging to the family Axinellidae.
Michelle Kelly, also known as Michelle Kelly-Borges, is a New Zealand scientist who specialises in sponges, their chemistry, their evolution, taxonomy, systematics, and ecology.
Robertus Wilhelmus Maria (Rob) van Soest, born in 1946, is a Dutch marine biologist. He works at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center and is also affiliated with the University of Amsterdam. He co-authored with John N. A. Hooper Systema Porifera: A Guide to the Classification of Sponges, a standard reference for sponge classification.
Pipestela hooperi is a species of sponge belonging to the family Axinellidae.
Ascoleucetta is a genus of sponges in the family Leucascidae, first described in 1924 by Arthur Dendy and Leslie M. Frederick.
