Table 1 Presence or absence list of species in the three main coral reefs areas in Mexican Pacific.
From: Sponge diversity in Eastern Tropical Pacific coral reefs: an interoceanic comparison
Species | Gulf of California | Tropical Mexican Pacific | Revillagigedo Archipelago | Number of reefs | Frequency of occurrence (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acanthancora sp. | X | 2 | 10 | ||
Acarnus erithacus | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Acarnus oaxaquensis | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Amphimedon texotli | X | 5 | 25 | ||
Aplysilla glacialis | X | X | 5 | 25 | |
Aplysilla sulphurea | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Aplysina clathrata | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Aplysina gerardogreeni | X | X | 6 | 30 | |
Aplysina revillagigedi | X | 3 | 15 | ||
Aplysina azteca | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Aplysina sp. | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Axinella nayaritensis | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Batzella sp. 1 | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Callyspongia acapulcaensis | X | 3 | 15 | ||
Callyspongia californica | X | X | 11 | 55 | |
Chalinula nematifera | X | X | 4 | 20 | |
Chelonaplysilla violacea | X | X | 7 | 35 | |
Chondrilla montanusa | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Chondrilla pacifica | X | X | 2 | 10 | |
Chondrosia tenochca | X | 4 | 20 | ||
Cinacyrella sp. | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Cladocroce reina | X | 2 | 10 | ||
Clathria (Microciona) sp. 1 | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Clathria (Microciona) sp. 2 | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Clathria (Microciona) sp. 3 | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Clathria (Thalysias) sp 1. | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Cliona amplicavata | X | X | 12 | 60 | |
Cliona californiana | X | X | 2 | 10 | |
Cliona euryphylle | X | X | 6 | 30 | |
Cliona flavifodina | X | X | X | 5 | 25 |
Cliona medinae | X | 2 | 10 | ||
Cliona microstrongylata | X | 2 | 10 | ||
Cliona mucronata | X | X | X | 10 | 50 |
Cliona pocillopora | X | X | X | 9 | 45 |
Cliona raromicrosclera | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Cliona sp. | X | 3 | 15 | ||
Cliona tropicalis | X | X | X | 14 | 70 |
Cliona vallartense | X | X | 3 | 15 | |
Cliona vermifera | X | X | X | 18 | 90 |
Cliothosa tylostrongilata | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Desmanthus levii | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Dyctioceratida indt. | X | 2 | 10 | ||
Erylus sollasii | X | 2 | 10 | ||
Geodia media | X | X | X | 4 | 20 |
Haliclona caerulea | X | 9 | 45 | ||
Haliclona sp.1 | X | 2 | 10 | ||
Haliclona sp. 2 | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Haliclona sp. 3 | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Haliclona turquoisia | X | 2 | 10 | ||
Halicnemia diazae | X | X | 3 | 15 | |
Halisarca sacra | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Hexadella pleochromata | X | 3 | 15 | ||
Hyattella intestinalis | X | 3 | 15 | ||
Hymeniacidon sp. | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Ircinia sp. | X | 4 | 20 | ||
Lissodendoryx albemarlensis | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Lissodendoryx schmidti | X | 2 | 10 | ||
Megaciella toxispinosa | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Mycale cecilia | X | X | 10 | 50 | |
Mycale magnirhaphidifera | X | 8 | 40 | ||
Mycale magnitoxa | X | X | 4 | 20 | |
Penares cortius | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Pione carpenteri | X | X | X | 15 | 75 |
Pione mazatlanensis | X | X | 6 | 30 | |
Placospongia carinata | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Plakina muricyae | X | X | 4 | 20 | |
Plakina paradilopha | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Plakortis albicans | X | X | 4 | 20 | |
Plakortis clarionensis | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Prosuberites psamophillus | X | X | 4 | 20 | |
Pseudosuberites sp. | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Scopalina ruetzleri | X | 5 | 25 | ||
Siphonodictyon crypticum | X | X | 11 | 55 | |
Spheciospongia incrustans | X | 4 | 20 | ||
Spheciospongia ruetzleri | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Spirastrella decumbens | X | X | 2 | 10 | |
Stoeba sp. | X | 2 | 10 | ||
Strongylacidon sp. | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Suberea etiennei | X | 2 | 10 | ||
Tedania tropicalis | X | 4 | 20 | ||
Terpios sp. | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Thoosa calpulli | X | X | X | 13 | 65 |
Thoosa mismalolli | X | X | X | 15 | 75 |
Thoosa purpurea | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Thoosa sp. | X | 3 | 15 | ||
Timea chiasterina | X | 1 | 5 | ||
Timea juantotoi | X | 1 | 5 | ||
TOTAL SPECIES PER REGION | 20 | 74 | 30 |
