Order

Common name: Haplosclerida sponges

Scientific name: Haplosclerida

Haplosclerida is an order of marine sponges commonly found in reef aquariums. These sponges are known for their intricate network of channels and pores which facilitate water flow, aiding in filtration. They come in various shapes and colors, adding both aesthetic value and biological filtration to the tank. Haplosclerida sponges are generally hardy and can thrive in a range of conditions, but they do require stable water quality and moderate flow. They are non-aggressive and can coexist with most tank inhabitants.

  1. Erect rope sponge and Cushion starfish underwater
    Common name: erect rope sponge
    Scientific name: Amphimedon compressa
  2. Branching Vase Sponge (Callyspongia aculeata)
    Common name: Branching Vase Sponge
    Scientific name: Callyspongia aculeata
  3. Erect rope sponge and Cushion starfish underwater
    Common name: Rope Sponge
    Scientific name: Callyspongia monilata
  4. branching vase sponge,Callyspongia ,Cladochalina, aculeata
    Common name: Branching Vase Sponge
    Scientific name: Callyspongia muricina
  5. Azure Vase Sponge (Callyspongia plicifera) on the reef at the Webber's Joy dive site, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles
    Common name: Azure Vase Sponge
    Scientific name: Callyspongia plicifera
  6. Common name: Reticulated Sponge
    Scientific name: Callyspongia pseudoreticulata
  7. Common name: Schulze's Sponge
    Scientific name: Callyspongia schulzei
  8. Colonial tube sponge, Callyspongia siphonella, Fury Shoal, Red Sea, Egypt
    Common name: Blasser Röhrenschwamm
    Scientific name: Callyspongia siphonella
  9. Brown bowl Sponge, Cribrochalina vasculum, with sponge brittle star inside it, Caribbean sea
    Common name: Giant Barrel Sponge
    Scientific name: Cribrochalina vasculum
  10. Group of sexy squat shrimp inside sea sponge - Thor amboinensis
    Common name: Amboinensis Sponge
    Scientific name: Haliclona amboinensis
  11. Blue Sponge (Haliclona sp.)
    Common name: Blue Sponge
    Scientific name: Haliclona caerulea
  12. Common name: Finger Sponge
    Scientific name: Haliclona cymaeformis
  13. Blaugrauer Röhrenschwamm (Haliclona fascigera)
    Common name: Haliclona fascigera
    Scientific name: Haliclona fascigera
  14. Common name: Haliclona Fibulata
    Scientific name: Haliclona fibulata
  15. Pink tube sponge, Haliclona mediterranea, Sarıgerme Fethiye Turkey
    Common name: Mediterranean Sponge
    Scientific name: Haliclona mediterranea
  16. Finger Sponge and colorful Red Soft Coral underwater in the Gulf of St.Lawrence.
    Common name: encrusting turret sponge
    Scientific name: Haliclona oculata
  17. Pink Sponges (Halichondria sp.), Black Sea
    Common name: Pink Sponge
    Scientific name: Haliclona rosea
  18. Common name: Haliclona simulans
    Scientific name: Haliclona simulans
  19. Common name: Haliclona Tubifera
    Scientific name: Haliclona tubifera
  20. Common name: Haliclona Urceolus
    Scientific name: Haliclona urceolus
  21. Common name: Blue Sponge
    Scientific name: Haliclona viscosa
  22. Common name: Red Sponge
    Scientific name: Neopetrosia exigua
  23. Common name: Rosario's Sponge
    Scientific name: Neopetrosia rosariensis
  24. Pink Vase Sponge in Caribbean Sea near Cozumel Island, Mexico
    Common name: Pink Vase Sponge
    Scientific name: Niphates digitalis
  25. Common name: Niphates olemda
    Scientific name: Niphates olemda
  26. Common name: Amboina Sponge
    Scientific name: Oceanapia amboinensis
  27. Nudibranch / Sea slug (Discodoris / Peltodoris atromaculata) feeding on a sponge (Petrosia ficiformis) Cala di Grecu, Lavezzi Islands, Corsica, France, September 2008
    Common name: Poisonous Sponge
    Scientific name: Petrosia ficiformis
  28. Yellow boring sponge (Cliona celata) being cleaned by sea cucumber Stichopus mollis.
    Common name: Boring Sponge
    Scientific name: Siphonodictyon coralliphagum
  29. Common name: Siphonodictyon mucosum
    Scientific name: Siphonodictyon mucosum
  30. Giant Barrel Sponge and Gray Angelfish
    Common name: giant barrel sponge
    Scientific name: Xestospongia muta
  31. Vasenschwamm - Xestospongia testudinaria
    Common name: barrel sponge
    Scientific name: Xestospongia testudinaria