Class DEMOSPONGIAE

Subclass HOMOSCLEROMORPHA

Order HOMOSCLEROPHORIDA [CARNOSA, part]

Family Oscarellidae [in Plakinidae by some]

Oscarella carmela Muricy & Pearse 2004

       CCal, NCal,Oreg, BC in Vancouver Aquarium Science Centre and      

       in Marine Ecology Centre.

Family Plakinidae [Halinidae; incl. Corticiidae]

Plakina atka Lehnert, Stone & Heimler 2005   [SEM]

      Aleut‑BC; shallow; *Jervis Inlet, BC:WCA*

Plakina species cf. brachylopha Topsent 1928

BC; shallow; *Portland Canal, BC, 200m:WCA*

Plakina monolopha Schulze 1880

BC; shallow; *Endeavor Ridge, BC, 2400m:WCA*

Plakina species cf. trilopha Schulze 1880

        *Saanich Inlet, BC 90m: WCA

?Plakinastrella new species

SA1ask; littoral; *Windfall I., Alaska:WCA*

Subclass TETRACTINOMORPHA

Order CHORISTIDA (ASTROPHORIDA + EPIPOLASIDAE)

Family  Ancorinidae (Stellettidae) (incl.  Coppatiidae in part)

Penares cortius de Laubenfels 1930   [SEM]

SAlask‑BC‑SCal, Baja?, Jap; littoral

Penares saccharis (de Laubenfels 1930)

        CCal;  littoral (may = Penares cortius)

Stelletta clarella de Laubenfels 1930  [SEM]

SAlask-BC‑Mex, Chile; littoral; *Dixon I, BC:WCA*  (=Stelletta estrella de Laubenfels 1930)

Stelletta validissima Thiele 1898

Jap‑BerS, BC; shallow

Stelletta species cf. normani (Sollas 1880)

BC; shallow; *Kitasu Bay, BC:WCA/BO (Dragmastra)

Family Calthropellidae

Family Geodiidae

Geodia mesotriaena Lendenfeld 1910  [SEM]

SAlask‑SCal; shallow; [G. agassizi] Lendenfeld 1910; G. breviana

        Lendenfeld 1910; Cydonium muelleri of Lambe 1893, non G. mesotriaena

        Hentschel 1929; non? littoral Geodia in SCal

Geodinella robusta Lendenfeld 1910  [SEM]

        Jap‑Aleut‑BC‑SCal; shallow  (Geodia per Systema p. 138,  Sidonops per     

       Systema p. 141)

Sidonops angulata Lendenfeld 1910

C‑SCal; shallow; [=? S. bicolor Lendenfeld 1910; Geodia?]

Family Pachastrellidae [Astrostreptidae;  incl. Theneidae]

Poecillastra japonica (Thiele 1898)  [SEM]

NWPac‑BerS‑BC,NAtl; shallow; [P. compressa japonica OF Koltun;

Pachyastrella]

Poecillastra tenuilaminaris (Sollas 1886)

Japan, BC; C-SCal  shallow; *off Barkley Sound, BD:WCA* [Poecillastra rickettsi de  Laubenfels 1930] [might be placed in Volcanella based on presence of cribriporal oscula surrounded by palisade of oxea in some specimens]

Family Thrombidae

Order SPIROPHORIDA [TETRACTINELLIDA, Part]

Family Samidae

Family Scleritodermidae

Family Spirasigmidae

Family Tetillidae [incl. Craniellidae]

Craniella arb (de Laubenfels 1930)   [SEM]

CCal‑BajaCal; littoral [Tetilla]; probably = C. villosa:WCA/BO

Craniella spinosa Lambe 1894   [SEM]

Aleut‑BC; shallow; [Tetilla]

Craniella villosa Lambe 1894   [SEM]

Aleut‑BC; littoral

Tetilla species A of Hartman 1975

CCal; littoral

Tetilla sp. B of Hartman 1975

        CCal;  littoral

“Order LITHISTIDA” [DESMOPHORIDA] [problematic Order as likely polyphyletic]

Family Azoricidae

Family Corallistidae

Family Desmanthidae

Family Isoraphiniidae

Family Leiodermatiidae (Azoricidae)

Family Macandrewiidae

Family Neopeltidae (Siphonidiidae)

Family Phymaraphiniidae

Family Phymatellidae

Family Pleromidae

Family Scleritodermidae

Family Siphonidiidae

Family Theonellidae

Family Vetulinidae

Order HADROMERIDA

Family Acanthochaetetidae

Family Alectonidae

Family Clionaidae [old name Clionidae is syn. with Pteropod family]

Cliona argus laevicollis Thiele 1908

BC, Jap; littoral; *Quatsino Sd. BC:WCA/BO*

Cliona californiana  (de Laubenfels 1932)

SAlask‑Baja Cal; littoral  [Cliona celata var. californiana de Laubenfels 1932;  Pseudosuberites pseudos] Dickinson 1945

Cliona lobata Hancock 1849

BC, CCal. Atl; littoral; *Nootka I, BC:WCA/BO*

Cliona species of Hartman 1975

CCal ; littoral

Pione vastifera (Hancock 1849)

       BC; Atl.; "Cosmo"; littoral

Family Hemiasterallidae

Family Polymastiidae

Polymastia kurilensis Koltun 1962   [SEM]

Jap‑BerS‑SAlask; shallow

 Polymastia pacifica Lambe 1894    [SEM]

Aleut‑BC; shallow; *Jervis Inlet, BC:WCA/BO*

Polymastia pachymastia de Laubenfels 1932

Aleut‑CCal; littoral;        

Polymastia sol (Schmidt 1910) pacifica Koltun 1970

SAlask, Wash; deep; *Endeavor Ridge, Wash:WCA/BO*

Polymastia new species A

        BC, Shal

Polymastia new species B (Muller 1806))

BC; deep; *Observatory Inlet, BC:WCA/BO*

Sphaerotylus species aff. sceptrum Koltun 1970

Wash; deep; *Endeavor Ridge, Wash, 2500m:WCA/BO*

Weberella new species cf. bursa

BC; shallow; *Stubbs I, BC:WCA/BO*

Family Placospongiidae

Family Sollasellidae

Family Spirastrellidae [Choanitidae]

Spheciospongia confoederata de Laubenfels 1930

CCal‑BajaCal; littoral

Family Stylocordylidae [Podospongiidael

Family Suberitidae

Aaptos species

    *S. of Fleming I., BC; 63m:WCA

Plicatellopsis amphispicula (de Laubenfels 1961)   [SEM]

   BC‑Wash; shallow; [in Raspailia by some;  may include Homaxinella 

   subdula OF Kultun 1959 in part]; *Graham I, BC:WCA/BO*  (transferred

   from Syringella based on Porifera Systema 2002 p. 232)

Prosuberites species of Hartman 1975

CCal; littoral

Prosuberites new species

BC; shallow; *Jervis Inlet, BC:WCA/60*

Protosuberites new species

        BC; littoral; *Tilly Pt, BC:WCA/BO* (from Laxosuberites which not valid

        genus per Porifera Systema 2002 p. 235)

Pseudosuberites carnosus (Johnson 1842)   [SEM]

BC,WPac NAtl; shallow; (Suberites); *Horseshoe Bay, BC:WCA/BO*

Pseudosuberites new species

BC; shallow; *Saanich Inlet, BC:WCA/BO*

Rhizaxinella gadus (de Laubenfels 1926)

CCal;  shallow; [Suberites]

Suberites domuncula (Olivi 1792) forma latus Lambe 1893  [SEM]

BerS‑Wash; littoral; [Suberites latus Lambe 1893; Choanites suberea var.

lata of de Laubenfels 1961,  Suberites ficus of Bakus 1987]

Suberites species to be renamed   [SEM]

SAlask‑SCal; littoral; [Suberites montiniger of Lambe 1895; Suberites

ficus of authors in NE Pacific in part:WCA/BO]

Suberites montiniger  Carter 1880    [SEM]

NWPac‑BerS‑BC; shallow; [S. concinnus Lambe 1895]

Suberites simplex Lambe 1894

BC; shallow

Suberites suberea (Johnson 1842) latus Lambe 1893 OF de Laubenfels 1932  [SEM]

C‑SCal; shallow; [Suberites ficus of authors in NE Pacific in part]

Family Tethyidae

Tethya californiana (de Laubenfels, 1932)   [SEM]

      BC‑Gulf Calif, littoral, [T. aurantia of authors in NEP]

Family Timeidae

Family Trachycladidae

Order CHONDROSIDA

Family Chondrosidae

Subclass  CERACTINOMORPHA

Order VERTICILLITIDA [“Sphinctozoa”]

Family Cryptocoeliidae

Order AGELASIDA

Family Agelasidae

Family Astroscleridae

Order HALICHONDRIDA [including AXINELLIDA]

Family Axinellidae

Auletta new species   [SEM]

SAlask‑BC; shallow; *Dixon Entrance, BC:WCA/BO*

Axinella species

BC; shallow; *Q. Charlotte Sd., BC:WCA*

Dragmacidon new species

BC; littoral; *Execution Rock, BC:WCA/BO* (Pseudaxinella)

Phakellia species aff. beringensis (Hentschell 1929)

BC; shallow; *Pine I, BC:WCA/BO*

Family Dictyonellidae

?Acanthella species cf. cristagilli (Dendy 1924)

        Rennell Sd., Queen Charlotte Is., BC; Shallow;  MleBlanc

Stylissa stipitata de Laubenfels 1961

SAlask‑BC‑Wash; shallow; *Forester I, Alaska:WCA/BO*

Family Halichondridae

Axinyssa  tuscarus (Ristau 1978)

N‑CCal; shallow; [Axinomimus]

Ciocalypta penicillus Bowerbank 1864

BC, Pac, Atl, Ind; shallow; *BC:WCA/BO*

Eumastia sitiens Schmidt 1870

BerS‑BC; shallow; [subgenus of Halichondria per Systema Porifera p. 800; Pellina]

Halichondria bowerbanki Burton 1930

BC‑CCal,NAtl; littoral; (H. panicea of authors in part NEPacl)

*Bamfield, BC:WCA/BO*

Halichondria species aff. fibrosa Fristedt 1887

BC; shallow; *Saanich Inlet, BC:WCA/BO*

Halichondria species cf. genetrix Schmidt 1870

SAlask; littoral; *Windfall 1, Alaska:WCA/BO*

Halichondria lambei Brdnsted 1933

Aleut, BC; deep; *Gordon Channel, BC:WCA/BO*

Halichondria panicea (Pallas 1766)   [SEM]

Alask‑Mex, NPac, NAtl; littoral

Halichondria new species? cf. bowerbanki

BC; littoral; *Bamfield, BC:WCA/HMReiswig*

Halichondria new species

BC; littoral; *Bradys Beach, BC:WCA/BO*

Leucophloeus actites Ristau 1978

NCal; littoral [in Ciocalypta per Systema Porifera p. 796]

Leucophloeus new species cf. subacerata (Ridley & Dandy 1886)    [SEM]

BC; shallow; *Knight Inlet, BC:WCA/BO* [in Ciocalypta per Systema Porifera

p. 796]

Topsentia disparilis (Lambe 1894)

NWPac‑BerS‑BC; shallow; [from Halichondria:WCA]; *Barkley Sd, BC:WCA/BO*

Family Heteroxyidae (Desmoxyidae)

Halicnemia patera Bowerbank 1864

BC,NAtl; shallow; *Saanich Inlet, BC:WCA*

Higginsia species

BC, CCal; littoral; *Arbutus I, BC:WCA/BO*

Family Hymeniacidonidae [included in Halichondridae by  Systema Porifera p. 787]

Hymeniacidon aff. perleve Montague 1818

BC, CCal, littoral; *Departure Bay, BC:WCA/BO*

Hymeniacidon sinapium de Laubenfels 1930

C‑BajaCal; littoral;

Hymeniacidon species cf. sinapium OF de Laubenfels 1930 in part

BC; littoral; [similar to form described from southern California)

*Trial Islands, BC:WCA/BO*

Hymeniacidon ungodon de Laubenfels 1932

BC‑CCal; littoral; *Execution Rock, BC:WCA/BO*

Hymeniacidon species cf. Stylotella columella (Bowerbank 1866)

BC; shallow; Jervis Inlet, BC:WCA/BO*

Rhaphoxya species

BC; deep; *Fisher Channel, BC:WCA/BO*

? Spongosorites species cf. annandalei (Ferrer‑Hernandez 1922)

BC; shallow;  [Oxeostilon] *Trevor Channel, BC:WCA/BO*

Stylinos new species    [SEM]

BC; littoral; *Jervis Inlet, BC:WCA/BO* [Hymeniacidon per Systema Porifera p. 664]

Order POECILOSCLERIDA

Suborder MYCALINA

Family Cladorhizidae

Asbestopluma biserialis Ridley & Dendy 1886

BC, BajaCal, SPac; deep; *Explorer Ridge, BC:WCA*

Asbestopluma occidentalis (Lambe 1893)   [SEM]

NWPac‑BerS‑BC,SCal; shallow; [Lycopodina; Esperella, A. lycopodium

(Levinsen 1886) OF Koltun in part; A. hadalis Levi 1964]

Asbestopluma species cf. bihamatifera Carter 1876

BC; deep; *Explorer Ridge, BC:WCA*

Asbestopluma species cf. furcata Lundbeck 1905

BC; deep; *Explorer Ridge, BC:WCA*

Family Desmacellidae  (Biemnidae,  Sigmaxinellidae)

Biemna rhadia de Laubenfels 1930   [SEM]

SAlask‑GulfCal; shallow; *Kodiak Alaska:WCA/BO*

Biemna species cf. megalosigma Hentschel 1912

BC; shallow; *Saanich Inlet, BC:WCA/BO*

Desmacella annexa (Schmidt, 1870)

        [Biemna, Tylodesma]  Jervis Inlet, BC 384m:WCA

Desmacella austini  Lehnert, Conway, Barrie, Krautter 2005

BC,CCal; deep; [D. vagabunda OF de Laubenfels 1932 non D. vagabunda Schmidt 1870];   *Fitz Hugh Sound, BC:WCA/BO*, shallow

Desmacella species

       Anthony I, BC:WCA

Family Esperiopsidae

Esperiopsis species cf. stipula

BC; shallow; *Burke Channel, BC:WCA/BO*

Esperiopsis species cf. villosa (Carter 1874)

BC; deep; *Fisher Channel, BC:WCA/BO*

Amphilectus digitatus (Miklucho‑Maclay 1870)   [SEM]

Jap‑BerS‑BC; shallow; [Isodictya per Systema Porifera p. 704; Neoesperiopsis; Esperiopsis; Esperiopsis quatsinoensis Lambe 1893; Isodictya quatsinoensis of Hartman 1958 part; Amphilectis]

Amphilectus infundibula Koltun 1956

        NWPac‑Alask‑BC; deep [Esperiapsis digitata infundibula Koltun 1956

        Isodictya per Systema Porifera p. 704] Neoesperiopsis; *Dean Channel,        BC:WCA/BD*

Amphilectus laxus (Lambe 1893)  

BC; shal; [Isodictya per Systema Porifera p. 704; Neoesperiopsis; Isodictya quatsinoensis of Hartman 1958]

Amphilectus rigida (Lambe 1893)   [SEM]

SAlask‑BC; littoral; [Isodictya per Systema Porifera p. 704a; Neoesperiopsis; Esperiopsis; Isodictya quatsinoensis of Hartman 1958, part]

Amphilectus vancouverensis (Lambe 1892)  [SEM]

BC; shallow; [Isodictya per Systema Porifera p. 704; Neoesperiopsis; Esperiopsis; Isodictya quatsinoensis of Hartman 1958, part]

Family Guitarridae

Guitarra abbotti Lee 1987

        CCal, shallow

Family Hamacanthidae

Hamacantha (Vomerula) hyaloderma (de Laubenfels 1932)    [SEM]

BC‑CCal; littoral [Zygherpe]

Pozziella species aff. clavisaepta Topsent 1896

        Wash; deep; *Endeavor Ridge, Wash, 2500m:WCA*

Family Isodictyidae

Family Mycalidae

Mycale adhaerens (Lambe 1894)   [SEM]

BerS‑Wash,NEAtl; littoral; [Esperella]

Mycale bamfieldense Reiswig & Kaiser 1989

            BC, littoral  (in subgenus Aegograpila per Sytema Porifera p. 679)

Mycale bellabellensis (Lambe 1905)    [SEM]

        BC‑CCal; shallow; [Esperella]

Mycale hispida (Lambe 1893)    [SEM]

NEPac‑Aleut‑Wash; littoral; [Esperella]

Mycale lingua (Bowerbank 1866)    [SEM]

Arc‑Aleut‑BC, Atl, Antarc; deep; [Esperella; non Mycale lingua of Bakus 1966 in Wash.]; *Knight Inlet, BC:WCA/BO*

Mycale lobata (Bowerbank 1866)   [SEM]

NWPac‑Alask‑BC,Atl; littoral; [Mycalecarmia; Esperella modesta Lambe 1894; Mycale babici of de Laubenfels 1949]; *off Vancouver 1, BC:WCA/BO*

Mycale loveni (Fristedt 1887)

NWPac‑BerS‑BC; deep; [Mycalecarmia; Clathrial]; *Cape St. James, BC:WCA/BO*

Mycale macginitiei de Laubenfels 1930   [SEM]

BC‑CCal, Jap‑Korea; littoral; (Carmia); *Anthony 1. BC:WCA/BO*

Mycale richardsoni Bakus 1966    [SEM]

BC‑Wash; shallow

Mycale toporoki Koltun 1958

        Jap, NWPac‑BerS, CCal

Mycale cf toporoki Koltun 1958

BC‑Wash; littoral; [Esperella lingua of Lambe 1894; Mycale lingua of Bakus 1966 in Wash]

Paresperella psila de Laubenfels 1930    [SEM]

BC‑SCal; littoral; [Mycale; Esperella serratohamata of Lambe]; *Long Beach, BC:WCA/BO*

Suborder MYXILLINA

Family Chondropsidae

Psammoclema new species

BC, Littoral (Psammopemma) *Execution Rock Cave,  Barkley Sound: WCA/BO

Family  Coelosphaeridae

Chaetodoryx new species

BC; shallow; *Bowie Seamount, Wash.:WCA/BO*

Ectyodoryx species

BC; deep; *Fitz Hugh Sd, BC:WCA/BD* [as subgenus of Lissodendoryx per Systema Porifera p. 544]

Forcepia (Forcepia) elvini Lee 2001

            CCal,  shallow

Forcepia (Forcepia) hartmani Lee 2001    [SEM]

BC, CCal; littoral [Lissodendoryx firma of Hartman 1975 in part; Forcepia sp. of Austin & Ott, 1987]; *Seapool Rocks, BC:WCA/BO*

Forcepia (Forcepia) hymena  (de Laubenfels 1930)

CCal; deep [Wilsa]

Inflatella species B  [SEM]

BC; shallow; *Barkley Sd, BC:WCA/BO*

Jones amaknakensis (Lambe 1895)   [SEM]

BerS‑CCal; littoral; [Myxilla; Lissodendoryx noxiosa de Laubenfels 1932; Jones is a synonym of Lyssodendoryx per Systema Porifera p. 540]

Lissodendoryx firma (Lambe 1895)  [SEM]

BerS‑CCal; littoral; [Myxilla; Lissodendoryx noxiosa de Laubenfels 1932]

Lissodendoryx kyma de Laubenfels 1930

CCal; deep; [Merriamum]

?Lissodendoryx rex de Laubenfels 1932

CCal; deep

Lissodendoryx new species   [SEM]

BC; littoral; *Bradys Beach, BC:WCA/BO*

Family Crambeidae

Monanchora alaskensis (Lambe 1895)  [SEM]

BerS‑BC; littoral; [Chondrocladia, Stelodoryx, non Stelodoryx alaskensis of Koltun1958]; *Pine I. BC:WCA/BO*

Monanchora pulchra (Lambe 1895)   [SEM]

NWPac‑Alask; shallow; [Chondrocladia]

Family Crellidae

Crellomima species?

BC; deep; *Fitz Hugh Sd, BC:WCA/BO*

Family Dendoricellidae

Family Hymedesmiidae [including Anchinoidae]

Acanthancora cyanocrypta (de Laubenfels 1930)

BC,C‑SCal; littoral; [Hymenamphiastra; Hymedesmia  by some]  *Execution Rock Cave, BC:WCA*

Arndtanchora new species    [SEM]

BC;  shallow [Hymenanchora per Systema Porifera p.606] *Jervis Inlet, BC:WCA/BO*

Hamigera new species    [SEM]      

BC‑Wash; littoral; [Lissodendoryx aff. kyma of Bakus 1966]; *Observatory Inlet, BC:WCA/80*

Hymedesanisochela rayae Bakus 1966   [SEM]

BC‑CCal; littoral; [in Hymedesmia by some, in Iophon per Systema Porifera

p. 424] *Anthony I, BC:WCA *

Hymedesmia species cf. consanguinea Lundbeck 1910

BC; shallow; *Vananda Cove, BC:WCA/BO*

Hymedesmia species cf. procumbens Lundbeck 1910 

BC; shallow; *Soquel Bank, BC:WCA/BO*

Hymedesmia species A of Hartman 1975

BC, CCal; littoral; *Anthony I, BC: WCA

Hymedesmia species B of Hartman 1975

CCal;  littoral

Hymedesmia species C of Ott & Austin

BC; shallow; *Vananda Cove, BC:WCA/BO*

Hymedesmia species D of Ott & Austin   [SEM]

BC; deep; *Portland Canal, BC:WCA/BO*

Hymedesmia species E of Austin

         BC, littoral, *Chad I., BC: WCA [green]

?Kirkpatrickia  topsenti (de Laubenfels 1930)   [SEM]

BC, CCal‑SCal; littoral; [Tedania; Lissodendoryx; Tedania toxicalis de Laubenfels 1930]: *Anthony I, BC:WCA

Phorbas species aff. behringi (Koltun 1958)

SAlask; shallow; [Lissodendoryx, Merriamum]; *Kodiak I, Alaska:WCA/BO*

Phorbas oxeota (Koltun 1958)

NWPac, BC; shallow; [Lissodendoryx; Merriamum] *Jervis Inlet, BC:WCA/BO*

Phorbas species aff. Lissodendoryx ivanovi (Koltun 1958)

BC; shallow; [Merriamum] *Queen Charlotte Sd, BC:WCA/BO*

Phorbas species

CCal; *CCal:WCA/WLee* [Stylostichon]

Phorbas species

       BC;  *Cobb Seamount, 290m: WCA

Plocamionida lyoni  (Bakus 1966)   [SEM]

BC‑Wash, CCal; littoral; [Hymendectyon] *Pt. Lobos, Ca:WCA/WLee*