Taxonomic List of California Sponges
Phylum Porifera
- Class Demospongiae
- SubClass Homoscleromorpha
- Subclass TETRACTINOMORPHA
- Order SPIROPHORIDA
- Order ASTROPHORIDA
- Family ANCORINIDAE
- Family GEODIIDAE
- Geodia agassizii Lendenfeld, 1910
- Geodia breviana Lendenfeld,, 1910
- Geodia gibberosa Lamarck, 1815 [of Sim & Bakus, 1986]
- Geodia mesotriaena Lendenfeld, 1910
- Geodia mesotrianella Lendenfeld, 1910
- Geodia ovis Lendenfeld,, 1910
- Geodia robusta megasterra Lendenfeld, 1910
- Sidonops angulata Lendenfeld, 1910
- Family PACHASTRELLIDAE
- Order HADROMERIDA
- Family CLIONAIDAE
- Family POLYMASTIIDAE
- Family SPIRASTRELLIDAE
- Family SUBERITIDAE
- ?Prosuberites sp. Bakus & Green, 1987
- Prosuberites sp. Hartman, 1975
- Protosuberites sisyrnus (de Laubenfels, 1930)
- ? Pseudosuberites sp. Bakus & Green, 1987
- Rhizaxinella gadus (de Laubenfels, 1926)
- Suberites latus Lambe, 1892
- Suberites suberea (Johnson) latus Lambe, 1893
- Suberites sp. Hartman, 1975
- Suberites sp. Bakus & Green, 1987
- Suberites sp. Green & Bakus, 1994
- FamilyTETHYIDAE
- Family TIMEIDAE
- Subclass CERACTINOMORPHA
- Order POECILOSCLERIDA
- Suborder MICROCIONINA
- Family ACARNIDAE
- Family MICROCIONIDAE
- Antho (Acarnia) illgi (Bakus, 1966)
- Antho (Antho) jia (de Laubenfels, 1930)
- Antho (Acarnia) karykina (de Laubenfels, 1927)
- Antho (Acarnia) lambei (Burton, 1935)
- Antho (Antho) lithophoenix (de Laubenfels, 1927).
- Artemisina archegona Ristau, 1978
- Clathria (Clathria) asodes (de Laubenfels, 1930)
- Clathria (Microciona) brepha (de Laubenfels, 1930)
- Clathria (Microciona) microjoanna (de Laubenfels, 1930)
- Clathria (Thalysias) originalis (de Laubenfels, 1930)
- Clathria (Microciona) parthena (de Laubenfels, 1930)
- Clathria (Microciona) pennata (Lambe, 1895)
- Clathria (Microciona) pennata (Lambe) var. californiana (de Laubenfels, 1932)
- Clathria (Clathria) prolifera (Ellis and Solander, 1786)
- Clathria (Wilsonella) pseudonapya (de Laubenfels, 1930)
- Clathria (Microciona) spongigartina (de Laubenfels, 1930)
- Clathria (Microciona) sp. Hartman, 1975
- ? Clathria (Microciona) sp. A-1 (Green & Bakus, 1994)
- ? Clathria (Microciona) sp. A-2 (Green & Bakus, 1994)
- Family RASPAILIIDAE
- Suborder MYXILLINA
- Family COELOSPHAERIDAE
- Forcepia (Leptolabis) acanthostylosa Lee, 2001
- Forcepia (Forcepia) elvini Lee, 2001
- Forcepia (Forcepia) hartmani Lee, 2001
- Forcepia (Forcepia) hymena (de Laubenfels, 1930)
- Forcepia (Forcepia) macrostylosa Lee, 2001
- Lissodendoryx (Lissodendoryx) firma (Lambe, 1895)
- Lissodendoryx (Lissodendoryx) kyma de Laubenfels, 1930
- ? Lissodendoryx. kyma de Laubenfels, 1930 [of Green & Bakus, 1994]
- Lissodendoryx (Lissodendoryx) rex de Laubenfels, 1930
- Lissodendoryx (Lissodendoryx) topsenti (de Laubenfels, 1930)
- Lissodendoryx sp. 1 [of Lee]
- Lissodendoryx sp. 2 [of Lee]
- Lissodendoryx sp. 3 [of Lee]
- Lissodendoryx sp. 4 [of Lee]
- Lissodendoryx sp. 5 [of Lee]
- Lissodendoryx sp. 6 [of Lee]
- Lissodendoryx sp. A Bakus & Green, 1987
- Family CRELLIDAE
- Family HYMEDESMIIDAE
- Acanthancora cyanocrypta (de Laubenfels, 1930)
- Hymedesmia (Stylopus) arndti (de Laubenfels, 1930)
- Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) cf. levis (Lundbeck, 1910) [of Sim & Bakus, 1986]
- Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) sp. A Hartman, 1975
- Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) sp. B Klontz, 1989
- Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) sp. B Green & Bakus, 1994
- Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) sp. B Hartman, 1975
- Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) sp. C Green & Bakus, 1994
- Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) sp. E Green & Bakus, 1994
- ? Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) sp. F Green & Bakus, 1994
- Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) sp. Klontz, 1989
- Hymedesmia (?Stylopus) sp. D Green & Bakus, 1994
- Hymedesmia sp. Bakus & Green, 1987
- Phorbas californiana (de Laubenfels, 1932)
- Phorbas hoffmani (Bakus, 1966)
- ? Phorbas sp. A (Klontz, 1989)
- Plocamionida lyoni (Bakus, 1966)
- Family ISODYCTIIDAE
- Family MYXILLIDAE
- Family TEDANIIDAE
- Suborder MYCALINA
- Family CLADORHIZIDAE
- Family DESMACELLIDAE
- Family GUITARRIDAE
- Family HAMACANTHIDAE
- Family MYCALIDAE
- Amphilectus cf. typichela (Lundbeck, 1905) [of Bakus & Green, 1987]
- Mycale (Aegograpila) adhaerans (Lambe, 1894)
- Mycale (Carmia) bellabellensis (Lambe, 1905)
- Mycale (Mycale) hispida (Lambe, 1894)
- Mycale (Mycale) lingua (Bowerbank, 1866)
- Mycale (Mycale) macginitiei de Laubenfels, 1930
- Mycale (Rhaphidotheca)? marshallhalli (Schmidt, 1875) [of Green & Bakus, 1994]
- Mycale (Paresperella) psila (de Laubenfels, 1930)
- Mycale (Carmia) richardsoni Bakus, 1966
- Mycale (Carmia) richardsoni (Bakus) ? n. var. [of Lee]
- Mycale (Mycale) toporoki (Koltun) ? n. var. [of Lee]
- ? Mycale (Oxymycale) sp. 2 [of Lee]
- Mycale (Paresperella) sp. [of Lee]
- Mycale sp. 1 [of Lee]
- Mycale sp. 3 [of Lee]
- Order HALICHONDRIDA
- Family AXINELLIDAE
- Family DESMOXYIDAE
- Family HALICHONDRIIDAE
- Halichondria bowerbanki Burton, 1930
- Halichondria panicea (Pallas, 1766)
- Hymeniacidon actites (Ristau, 1978)
- Hymeniacidon sinapium de Laubenfels, 1930
- Hymeniacidon tuscarus (Ristau, 1978)
- Hymeniacidon ungodon de Laubenfels, 1932
- Hymeniacidon sp. A Hartman, 1975
- Hymeniacidon sp. Green & Bakus, 1994
- ? Spongosorites sp. (Bakus & Green, 1987)
- Topsentia fernaldi (Sim & Bakus, 1986)
- Order HAPLOSCLERIDA
- Suborder HAPLOSCLERINA
- Family CALLYSPONGIIDAE
- Family CHALINIDAE
- Chalinula ecbasis (de Laubenfels, 1930)
- Chalinula loosanoffi (Hartman, 1958)
- Haliclona (Haliclona) ambrosia (Dickenson, 1945) [of Sim & Bakus, 1986]
- Haliclona (Rhizoniera) enamela de Laubenfels, 1930
- Haliclona (Halichoclona) gellindra (de Laubenfels, 1932)
- Haliclona. cf. permollis (Bowerbank, 1866) [of Sim & Bakus, 1986 and Bakus & Green, 1987]
- Haliclona (Gellius) textapatina (de Laubenfels, 1926)
- Haliclona (? Gellius) sp. Bakus & Green, 1987
- Haliclona (? Gellius) sp. Hartman, 1975
- Haliclona (Haliclona) sp. A Bakus & Green, 1987
- Haliclona (Haliclona) sp. A Hartman, 1975
- Haliclona (Haliclona) sp. Klontz,1989
- Haliclona (? Reniera) sp. F Green & Bakus, 1994
- Haliclona (? Reniera) sp. H Green & Bakus, 1994
- Haliclona (? Reniera) sp. Hartman,1975
- ? Haliclona (Reniera ) sp. Bakus & Green, 1987
- Haliclona (Rhizoniera) sp. A (Hartman, 1975)
- Haliclona (Rhizoniera) sp. B (Hartman, 1975)
- Haliclona sp. B Bakus & Green, 1987
- Haliclona sp. C Bakus & Green, 1987
- Haliclona sp. D Bakus & Green, 1987
- Family NIPHATIDAE
- Suborder PETROSINA
- Family PHLOEODICTYIDAE
- Family PETROSIIDAE
- Order DICTYOCERATIDA
- Family SPONGIIDAE
- Family THORECTIDAE
- Family DYSIDEIDAE
- Order DENDROCERATIDA
- Order HALISARCIDA
- Order VERONGIDA
- Class CALCAREA
- Subclass CALCINEA
- Order CLATHRINIDA
- Family CLATHRINIDAE
- Family LEUCETTIDAE
- Subclass CALCARONEA
- Order LEUCOSOLENIIDA
- Order SCYCETTIDA
- Family SYCETTIDAE
- Family GRANTIIDAE
- Family AMPHORISCIDAE
Subphylum: SYMPLASMA
- Class: HEXACTINELLIDA
- Subclass: AMPHIDISCOPHORA
- Order: AMPHIDISCOSIDA
- Family HYALONEMATIDAE
- Family PHERONEMATIDAE
- Subclass: HEXASTEROPHORA
- Order: HEXACTINOSIDA
- Suborder: CLAVULARIA
- Suborder: SCOPULARIA
- Family TRETODICTYIDAE
- Family APHROCALLISTIDAE
- Order: LYSSACINOSIDA
- Suborder: AUTODERMALIA
- Suborder: HYPODERMALIA
- Family ROSSELLIDAE
- Subfamily: ROSSELLINAE
- Subfamily: ACANTHASCINAE