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Acarnus erithacus Red Volcano Sponge, red volcano horny sponge

Acarnus erithacusis commonly referred to as Red Volcano Sponge, red volcano horny sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA

Acarnus erithacus, Red Volcano Sponge, 2012


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lexID:
11991 
AphiaID:
167343 
Scientific:
Acarnus erithacus 
German:
Roter Vulkanschwamm 
English:
Red Volcano Sponge, Red Volcano Horny Sponge 
Category:
Marine Sponges 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Acarnidae (Family) > Acarnus (Genus) > erithacus (Species) 
Initial determination:
de Laubenfels, 1927 
Occurrence:
Alaska (Western Atlantic), Canada , Eastern Pacific Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), USA 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 700 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
4,0 cm 
Temperature:
4,5 °F - 8,8 °F (4,5°C - 8,8°C) 
Food:
No reliable information available 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Acarnus bergquistae
  • Acarnus bicladotylotus
  • Acarnus caledoniensis
  • Acarnus claudei
  • Acarnus deweerdtae
  • Acarnus erithacus
    Roter Vulkanschwamm
  • Acarnus guentheri
  • Acarnus hoshinoi
  • Acarnus innominatus
  • Acarnus levii
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-03-11 19:10:26 

Info

Acarnus erithacus de Laubenfels, 1927

Bright red or red-orange in colour with round oscula (4 mm diameter) on raised volcano-shaped projections across surface. Encrusting spone, 3-5 cm thick.

Scientific paper

  1. Acarnidines, novel antiviral and antimicrobial compounds from the sponge Acarnus erithacus (de Laubenfels), Carter, Guy T.; Rinehart, Kenneth L. , 1978

External links

  1. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. SEANET - Nearshore Plants and Animals of the Monterey Bay (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Acarnus erithacus, Red Volcano Sponge, 2012
Acarnus erithacus, Red Volcano Sponge, 2016
Red Volcano Sponge (Acarnus erithacus),San Nicolas Island, August 20-21, 2005

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