Table 4. Analysis of Ponape Sponges 



(Key: -+-, abundant; ■ — , rare) 



Genus and species 



1 Spongia officinalis, 



sub. matamata 



2 Spongia zimocca, 



sub. irregularis 



3 Hippiospongia communis, 



sub. ammata 



4 Trcinia ramosa 



5 Druinella tyroeis 



6 Thorectopsamma mela 



7 Dysidea avara 



8 Dysidea rhax 



9 Dysidea crawshayi 



10 Aplysilla sulfurea 



11 Aplysilla polyrhaphis 



12 Haliclona viridis 



13 Reniclona permollis 



14 Neopetrosia pandora 



15 Callyspongia diffusa 



16 Oxymycale stecarmia 



17 Protophlitaspongia ada 



18 Adccia viola 



19 Adocia neens _ 



20 Adocia turquoisia 



21 Agelas mauritiana 



22 Kieplitela antrodes 



23 Myrmekioderma tylota 



24 Hiattrochota ditrochota 



25 Psammascus ceratosus 



26 Thalysias cervicornis 



27 Thalysias cratita 



28 Axociella arteria 



29 Mycale armata 



30 Carmia stegoderma 



31 Oxycarmia confundata 



32 Folitispa pingens 



33 Biemna fortis 



34 Biemna mnioeis 



35 Auletta bia 



36 Pararhaphoxya tenuiramosa 



37 Phycopsis terpnis 



38 Rhaphisia hispida 



39 Spirastrella potamophora .... 



40 Anthosigmella vagabunda .... 



41 Terpios fugax 



42 Stylotella agminata 



43 Cliona euryphylla 



44 Placospongia melobesioides 



45 Dorypleres splendens 



46 Hezekia walkeri 



47 Cinachyra australiensis 



48 Craniella abracadabra 



49 Paratetilla lipotriaena 



50 Plakortis lita 



51 Leucetta primigenia 



Elsewhere 



Other subspecies 

 are circumequa- 

 torial 



Australian. Other 

 subspecies are cir- 

 cum equatorial 



Other subspecies 

 are circumequatorial 

 Circumequatorial 



Circumequatorial 



West Indies 



Ci rcumequatorial 



California 



West Indies 



Circumequatorial 



East Indies, Indian 

 Ocean, Hawaii 



West Indies 

 Indian Ocean 



Australia, East 

 Indies 

 East Indies 

 East Indies 



East Indies 



Indian Ocean 

 Australia 



Philippines, Indian 



Ocean 



West Indies 



Australia 



Eastern Pacific 



Circumequatorial 



Australia, East 

 Indies 



Australia, Indian 

 Ocean, Africa 



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