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Clathria (Microciona) pennata red sponge

Clathria (Microciona) pennatais commonly referred to as red sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Clathria (Microciona) pennata - Roter Schwamm




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lexID:
2347 
AphiaID:
167672 
Scientific:
Clathria (Microciona) pennata 
German:
Roter Schwamm 
English:
Red Sponge 
Category:
Marine Sponges 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Microcionidae (Family) > Clathria (Genus) > (Microciona) pennata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lambe, ), 1895 
Occurrence:
California, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, West Coast 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:
- 90 Meter 
Size:
up to 3.94" (10 cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton 
Tank:
22 gal (~ 100L)  
Difficulty:
Average 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Clathria abietina
  • Clathria abrolhosensis
  • Clathria acanthostyli
  • Clathria acanthotoxa
  • Clathria acarnoides
  • Clathria aceratoobtusa
  • Clathria achelata
  • Clathria aculeofila
  • Clathria adioristica
  • Clathria affinis
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-01-06 09:48:18 

Info

This red encrusting sponge is hard to miss. Look for it low in the intertidal on rocks. It forms thin crusts, no more than about ¼ inch thick and has a soft velvety texture. It's color is bright red or red-orange. For more Infos click to the Link.

External links

  1. Beachwaters (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Biodiversity of the Central Coast (en). Abgerufen am 06.01.2023.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 06.01.2023.

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