摘要：A CHECKLIST OF MARINE SPONGE SPECIES (PORIFERA: DEMOSPONGIAE) FROM TUXPAN REEF; VERACRUZ; MEXICO; COLLECTED DURING 2004; 2005 AND 2006 BY FREE AND SCUBA DIVING EQUIPMENT; IS PRESENTED. THE RESULTS SHOW THE PRESENCE OF 18 SPECIES BELONGING TO 13 GENERA AND 13 FAMILIES. 17 SPEICES REPRESENT NEW RECORDS FOR THE NORTHERN CORAL REEFS OF VERACRUZ; AND THE 18TH SPECIES (APLYSINA CAULIFORMIS CARTER; 1882) IS A NEW RECORD FOR THE STATE. THIS INFORMATION MAY HELP TO DEFINE APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT; MONITORING AND PROTECTION STRATEGIES FOR THE CORAL REEFS OF THE NORTH OF VERACRUZ; WHICH HAVE BEEN PROPOSED AS A NATURAL PRESERVE AREA RECENTLY.
