Table 2. Analysis of Palau Sponges 



(Key: +, abundant; — , rare) 



Genus and species 



1 Spongia zimocca, sub. irregu- 

 laris 



2 Hippiospongia metacliromia 



3 Phyllospongia lekanis 



4 Phyllospongia complex 



5 Polyfibrospongia dysodes .... 



6 Ircinia ramosa 



7 Spongionella chondrodes .... 



8 Thorectopsamma mela 



9 Thorectopsamma xana 



10 Dendrilla nigra 



11 Dendrilla verongiiformis ... 



12 Halisarca melana 



13 Haliclona koremella 



14 Haliclona korema 



15 Haliclona viridis 



16 Cribrochalina olemda 



17 Neopetrosia pandora 



18 Callyspongia diffusa 



19 Gelliodes gracilis 



20 Gelliodes callista 



21 Protophlitaspongia aga 



22 Pellina carbonaria 



23 Adocia turquoisia 



24 Toxadocia tyroeis 



25 Sigmadocia emphasis 



26 Kallypilidion poseidon 



27 Ichnodonax kapne 



28 Kieplitela antrodes 



29 Hiattrochota baculifera 



30 Tedania ignis 



31 Lissodendoryx oxytes 



32 Clathria fasciculata 



33 Dictyociona mima 



34 Mycale armata 



35 Folitispa pingens — 



36 Biemna fortis 



37 Pseudaxinella pitys 



38 Ciocalapata sacciformis 



39 Dictyonella dasyphylla 



40 Hoplochalina agoga 



41 Anthosigmella vagabunda . 



42 Ridleia peleia 



43 Stylotella agminata 



44 Cliona schmidtii 



45 Stellettinopsis isis 



46 Tasplakina nux 



47 Hezekia walked 



48 Cinachyra porosa 



49 Samus anonyma 



50 Chondrilla acanthastra 



51 Leucetta avocada 



52 Leuconia tropica 



53 Leuconia palaoenses _ 



54 Scypha plumosa 



Palau 



+ 



+ 

 + 



+ 



+ 

 + 



+ 

 + 

 + 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 

 + 



+ 



+ 

 + 

 + 

 + 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 



Truk 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 

 + 



Ponape 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 



Mar- 

 shalls 



+ 

 + 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 

 + 

 + 



+ 

 + 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 



Elsewhere 



Circumequatorial, 

 in various subspe- 

 cies ; subspecies ir- 

 regularis is Austra- 

 lian 



West Indies, prob- 

 ably circumequa- 

 torial 



Indian Ocean 



West Indies 



East Indies, Indian 

 Ocean, Hawaii 

 East Indies 



West Indies 



Australia, East In- 

 dies, Indian Ocean 

 West Indies, 

 Hawaii 



Philippines 



East Indies 



Indian Ocean 



Indian Ocean 



Indian Ocean, 

 Philippines 



Australia 

 Circumequatorial 



Australia 

 Australia, Indian 

 Ocean, West Indies 



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