Porifera distribution - Placedetails

MRGID	http://marineregions.org/mrgid/21978
Status	Alternative classification
Name	Language Name Name source English Eastern Caribbean Spalding, M. D. Fox, H. E. Allen, G. R. Davidson, N. Ferdana, Z. A. Finlayson, M. Halpern, B. S. Jorge, M. A. Lombana, A. Lourie, S. A., (2007). Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas. Bioscience 2007, VOL 57; numb 7, pages 573-584. doi: 10.1641/B570707
PlaceType	Marine Ecoregion of the World (MEOW)
Latitude	16° 16' 47.6" N (16.2799°)
Longitude	61° 15' 42.5" W (-61.2618°)
Source	Spalding, M. D. Fox, H. E. Allen, G. R. Davidson, N. Ferdana, Z. A. Finlayson, M. Halpern, B. S. Jorge, M. A. Lombana, A. Lourie, S. A., (2007). Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas. Bioscience 2007, VOL 57; numb 7, pages 573-584. doi: 10.1641/B570707, available online at https://www.worldwildlife.org/publications/marine-ecoregions-of-the-world-a-bioregionalization-of-coastal-and-shelf-areas
Relation	Part of   Tropical Northwestern Atlantic (Marine Province)
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Species occurring in this area (100)	Aaptos aaptos (Schmidt, 1864) Aaptos pernucleata (Carter, 1870) Acamas laxissima Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Mycale (Arenochalina) laxissima (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Acamas violacea Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Hyrtios violaceus (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Acanthacarnus radovani Boury-Esnault, 1973 accepted as Acarnus radovani (Boury-Esnault, 1973) Acanthella flagelliformis (van Soest & Stentoft, 1988) Acanthella vaceleti van Soest & Stentoft, 1988 Acanthotetilla gorgonosclera van Soest, 1977 Acarnus (Acanthacarnus) souriei Lévi, 1952 accepted as Acarnus souriei (Lévi, 1952) Acarnus deweerdtae van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 Acarnus souriei (Lévi, 1952) Aciculites cribrophora (Schmidt, 1880) Aciculites higginsii Schmidt, 1879 Adocia carbonaria (Lamarck, 1814) accepted as Neopetrosia carbonaria (Lamarck, 1814) Agelas albolutea Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Cribrochalina vasculum (Lamarck, 1814) Agelas cerebrum Assmann, van Soest & Köck, 2001 Agelas citrina Gotera & Alcolado, 1987 Agelas clathrodes (Schmidt, 1870) Agelas conifera (Schmidt, 1870) Agelas dilatata Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Agelas dispar Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Agelas flabelliformis (Carter, 1883) Agelas rudis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Agelas sceptrum (Lamarck, 1815) Agelas schmidtii Wilson, 1902 Agelas sventres Lehnert & van Soest, 1996 Agelas tubulata Lehnert & van Soest, 1996 Aiolochroia crassa (Hyatt, 1875) Aka xamaycaensis (Pulitzer-Finali, 1986) accepted as Siphonodictyon xamaycaensis Pulitzer-Finali, 1986 Amorphina terebrans Schmidt, 1870 accepted as Siphonodictyon terebrans (Schmidt, 1870) Amphimedon arborescens (Lamarck, 1814) sensu Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Amphimedon compressa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Amphimedon arborescens var. ensiformis Duchassing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Amphimedon compressa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Amphimedon caribica (Pulitzer-Finali, 1986) Amphimedon complanata (Duchassaing, 1850) Amphimedon compressa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Amphimedon erina (de Laubenfels, 1936) Amphimedon ferox Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Ectyoplasia ferox (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Amphimedon leprosa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Amphimedon nolitangere Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Neofibularia nolitangere (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Amphimedon variabilis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Dysidea variabilis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Amphimedon viridis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Ancorina individua Schmidt, 1870 accepted as Stelletta individua (Schmidt, 1870) Antho barbadensis (van Soest, 1984) accepted as Antho (Antho) barbadensis (van Soest, 1984) Aphrocallistes beatrix Gray, 1858 Aphrocallistes bocagei Wright, 1870 accepted as Aphrocallistes beatrix Gray, 1858 Aplysina archeri (Higgin, 1875) Aplysina cauliformis (Carter, 1882) Aplysina fenestrata (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) accepted as Smenospongia musicalis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Aplysina fistularis (Pallas, 1766) Aplysina fistularis f. fulva (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Aplysina fulva (Pallas, 1766) Aplysina flagelliformis (Carter, 1886) Aplysina flagelliformis var. anomala Wilson, 1902 accepted as Aplysina insularis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Aplysina fulva (Pallas, 1766) Aplysina hirsuta (Hyatt, 1875) Aplysina lacunosa (Lamarck, 1814) Aplysina ocracea Alcolado, 1984 Arcesios hostilis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Arcesios porosa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Haliclona porosa (sensu Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Arcesios prominula Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Arthuria hirsuta (Klautau & Valentine, 2003) accepted as Arturia hirsuta (Klautau & Valentine, 2003) Arturia vansoesti Cóndor-Luján, Louzada, Hajdu & Klautau, 2018 Asconema kentii Schmidt, 1880 accepted as Hyalonema (Coscinonema) kentii (Schmidt, 1880) Aspiculophora madinina Ruiz, Muricy, Lage, Domingos, Chenesseau & Pérez, 2017 Aspiculophora papillata Ruiz, Ereskovsky & Pérez, 2022 Aspiculortis garifuna Ruiz, Ereskovsky & Pérez, 2022 Asteropus simplex (Carter, 1879) Asteropus syringifer van Soest & Stentoft, 1988 Asteropus vasiformis Hajdu & van Soest, 1992 Auletta sycinularia Schmidt, 1870 Aulocystis grayi (Bowerbank, 1869) accepted as Neoaulocystis grayi (Bowerbank, 1869) Axinella corrugata (George & Wilson, 1919) Axinella reticulata Ridley & Dendy, 1886 accepted as Dragmacidon reticulatum (Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Azorica cribrophora Schmidt, 1880 accepted as Aciculites cribrophora (Schmidt, 1880) Bidderia bicolora Lopes, Cóndor-Luján, Azevedo, Pérez & Klautau, 2018 Biemna caribea Pulitzer-Finali, 1986 Biemna oxeata van Soest & Stentoft, 1988 accepted as Biemna cribaria (Alcolado & Gotera, 1986) Borojevia crystallina Fontana, Cóndor-Luján, Azevedo, Pérez & Klautau, 2018 Bubaris ammosclera Hechtel, 1969 Bubaris flagelliformis van Soest & Stentoft, 1988 accepted as Acanthella flagelliformis (van Soest & Stentoft, 1988) Bubaris rugosa (Schmidt, 1870) accepted as Ceratopsion rugosum (Schmidt, 1870) Cacochalina rubiginosa Schmidt, 1870 accepted as Callyspongia rubiginosa (Schmidt, 1870) Cacospongia spongeliformis Wilson, 1902 accepted as Hyrtios violaceus (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Callyspongia (Spinosella) vaginalis (Lamarck, 1814) accepted as Callyspongia (Cladochalina) aculeata (Linnaeus, 1759) Callyspongia (Spinosella) vaginalis f. armigera Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Callyspongia (Cladochalina) armigera (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Callyspongia bullata (Lamarck, 1814) accepted as Callyspongia (Callyspongia) bullata (Lamarck, 1814) Callyspongia eschrichtii Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Callyspongia (Callyspongia) eschrichtii Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Callyspongia fallax Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Callyspongia (Callyspongia) fallax Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Callyspongia inflata Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Callyspongia pallida Hechtel, 1965 accepted as Callyspongia (Callyspongia) pallida Hechtel, 1965 Callyspongia plicifera (Lamarck, 1814) accepted as Callyspongia (Cladochalina) plicifera (Lamarck, 1814) Callyspongia tenerrima Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Callyspongia (Cladochalina) tenerrima Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Callyspongia vaginalis (Lamarck, 1814) accepted as Callyspongia (Cladochalina) aculeata (Linnaeus, 1759) Calyx podatypa (de Laubenfels, 1934) Caminus sphaeroconia Sollas, 1886 Chalinopsilla pilosa Wilson, 1902 accepted as Spongia (Spongia) pilosa (Wilson, 1902) Chalinopsis cervicornis Schmidt, 1870 accepted as Agelas cervicornis (Schmidt, 1870) Chalinopsis conifera Schmidt, 1870 accepted as Agelas conifera (Schmidt, 1870) Chalinula molitba (de Laubenfels, 1949) Chalinula renieroides Schmidt, 1868 Chalinula zeae de Weerdt, 2000
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