The sponges of the tropicalisland region of Oceania: a taxonomic status review

The taxonomic status of the sponges of the tropical island region of Oceania is
reviewed and summarized to assist in the development of information management
systems for biodiversity conservation initiatives within the region. More than 1,000
sponge species are listed for the Federated States of Micronesia, Tonga, Fiji, Samoa, Hawaii, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu (New Hebrides), Kiribati and Tuvalu, French
Polynesia, the Kermadec Islands of New Zealand, Norfolk and Lord Howe lslands of
Australia, the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, Easter Island and Sala-y-Gomez of Chile,
New Caledonia, and Papua New Guinea.

Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 1124

This manuscript is an author version with the final publication
available and may be cited as: Kelly-Borges, M., & Valentine, C. (1995). The sponges of the tropical
island region of Oceania: a taxonomic status review. In J. A. Maragos, M. N. A. Peterson, L. G.
Eldredge, J. E. Bardach, & H. F. Takeuchi (Eds.), Marine and coastal biodiversity in the tropical island
Pacific region - Volume 1: species systematics and information management priorities (pp. 83-120).
Honolulu: East-West Center.