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Haliclona (Gellius) cucurbitiformis Sponge

Haliclona (Gellius) cucurbitiformisis commonly referred to as Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Haliclona (Gellius) cucurbitiformis


Courtesy of the author Dr. Dirk Schories, Deutschland

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lexID:
10135 
AphiaID:
132792 
Scientific:
Haliclona (Gellius) cucurbitiformis 
German:
Schwamm 
English:
Sponge 
Category:
Marine Sponges 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Haplosclerida (Order) > Chalinidae (Family) > Haliclona (Genus) > (Gellius) cucurbitiformis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Kirkpatrick, ), 1907 
Occurrence:
Antarctica, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, Terre Adélie 
Sea depth:
46 - 201 Meter 
Size:
up to 1.97" (5 cm) 
Temperature:
0,8 °F - 33.8 °F (0,8°C - 1°C) 
Food:
Copepods, Filter feeder, omnivore, Phytoplankton, Suspension feeder, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Haliclona abbreviata
  • Haliclona acoroides
  • Haliclona agglutinata
  • Haliclona alba
  • Haliclona albifragilis
  • Haliclona algicola
  • Haliclona altera
  • Haliclona alusiana
  • Haliclona amboinensis
  • Haliclona ambrosia
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-04-07 17:19:17 

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Haliclona (Gellius) cucurbitiformis (Kirkpatrick, 1907)

Very spezial Thank to Dr. Dirk Schories for the Pcture of Haliclona (Gellius) cucurbitiformis.

Synonymised names:
Adocia cucurbitiformis (Kirkpatrick, 1907) (genus transfer)
Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorGellius cucurbitiformis Kirkpatrick, 1907 (genus transfer)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Haplosclerida (Order) > Haplosclerina (Suborder) > Chalinidae (Family) > Haliclona (Genus) >

External links

  1. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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