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Polymastia boletiformis Yellow Hedgehog Sponge, Nipple Sponge, HornySponge

Polymastia boletiformisis commonly referred to as Yellow Hedgehog Sponge, Nipple Sponge, HornySponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Polymastia boletiformis, Bretagne, France 2011


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lexID:
15263 
AphiaID:
134194 
Scientific:
Polymastia boletiformis 
German:
Warzenschwamm, Aufrechter Schwamm, Gelber Igelschwamm 
English:
Yellow Hedgehog Sponge, Nipple Sponge, HornySponge 
Category:
Marine Sponges 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Polymastiida (Order) > Polymastiidae (Family) > Polymastia (Genus) > boletiformis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lamarck, ), 1815 
Occurrence:
the North Sea, European Coasts, France, Gulf of Maine, Ireland, North Atlantic Ocean, Scotland, the British Isles, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Supralitoral 
Sea depth:
- 40 Meter 
Size:
up to 3.94" (10 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder 
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:
  • Polymastia actinioides
  • Polymastia affinis
  • Polymastia agglutinans
  • Polymastia andrica
  • Polymastia arctica
    Arktischer Warzenschwamm
  • Polymastia atlantica
  • Polymastia aurantia
    Warzen-Schwamm
  • Polymastia azorica
  • Polymastia bartletti
  • Polymastia bicolor
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-10-13 19:48:12 

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Polymastia boletiformis (Lamarck, 1815)

Polymastia boletiformis is a sponge forming a smooth, hemispherical cushion base. Many tube-shaped outgrowths, slightly conical and between 2 to 10 cm in height, emerge from the base and are ending with the oscules. Its colour is uniform but may vary from yellow to orange, ochre, gray or greenish.

The Yellow Hedgehog Sponge grows on the upper faces of rock in the sublittoral zone.

External links

  1. MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network (en). Abgerufen am 13.10.2022.
  2. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 13.10.2022.

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Polymastia boletiformis, Bretagne, France 2011

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