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Oceanapia ramsayi Red Sponge

Oceanapia ramsayiis commonly referred to as Red Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Oceanapia ramsayi,Éponge coussin rouge,Mayotte 2021


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lexID:
14696 
AphiaID:
166992 
Scientific:
Oceanapia ramsayi 
German:
Roter Schwamm 
English:
Red Sponge 
Category:
Marine Sponges 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Haplosclerida (Order) > Phloeodictyidae (Family) > Oceanapia (Genus) > ramsayi (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lendenfeld, ), 1888 
Occurrence:
Australia, Great Australian Bigh, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mayotte, Mozambique, South-Africa, Western Indian Ocean 
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:
- 50 Meter 
Size:
up to 7.87" (20 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder, Plankton 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Oceanapia aberrans
  • Oceanapia abrolhosensis
  • Oceanapia aerea
  • Oceanapia aliformis
  • Oceanapia amboinensis
  • Oceanapia arcifera
  • Oceanapia arenosa
  • Oceanapia ascidia
  • Oceanapia atlantica
  • Oceanapia bacillifera
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-09-15 22:00:02 

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Oceanapia ramsayi (Lendenfeld, 1888)

Oceanapia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Phloeodictyidae.

Red sponge globular-massive, with oscular tubes arising from the upper surface. Colour can bright red on the exterior and yellow inside and dark or brown on the exterior and light brown inside.

Original description of Oceanapia ramsayi from Australia.

Synonyms:
Phloeodictyon ramsayi (Lendenfeld, 1888)
Phloeodictyon ramsayi var. pyriformis Hallmann, 1914
Rhizochalina ramsayi Lendenfeld, 1888 ·

External links

  1. Porifera from Ponta do Ouro (Mozambique) (en). Abgerufen am 15.09.2023.
  2. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 10.04.2022.

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Flabellina bilans on oceanapia ramsayi,Decorated flabellina on red sponge,Passe en S, Mayotte 2021
Oceanapia ramsayi,Éponge coussin rouge,Mayotte 2021
Oceanapia ramsayi,Eponge coussin rouge,Southwestern Mayotte, 2020
Phyllidiopsis shireenae next to Oceanapia ramsayi,Phyllidiopsis shireen à côté de l'éponge de la passe en S,
Oceanapia ramsayi,éponge coussin rouge,(Porifera, Demospongiae, Haplosclerida),Mayotte, passe en S,2021

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