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Callyspongia (Callyspongia) siphonella Colonial Tube-Sponge

Callyspongia (Callyspongia) siphonellais commonly referred to as Colonial Tube-Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
3766 
AphiaID:
166199 
Scientific:
Callyspongia (Callyspongia) siphonella 
German:
Kolonie-Siphonschwamm 
English:
Colonial Tube-Sponge 
Category:
Marine Sponges 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Haplosclerida (Order) > Callyspongiidae (Family) > Callyspongia (Genus) > (Callyspongia) siphonella (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lévi, ), 1965 
Occurrence:
Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Israel, Red Sea 
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:
10 - 37 Meter 
Size:
up to 23.62" (60 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 78.8 °F (22°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Phytoplankton, Plankton, Suspension feeder, Zooplankton 
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:
  • Callyspongia abnormis
  • Callyspongia acapulcaensis
  • Callyspongia aculeata
  • Callyspongia aerizusa
  • Callyspongia affinis
  • Callyspongia altera
  • Callyspongia annulata
  • Callyspongia arcesiosa
  • Callyspongia ariakensis
  • Callyspongia armigera
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-01-06 09:30:08 

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Callyspongia (Callyspongia) siphonella (Lévi, 1965)

Temperature range of 72 to 83°F (22 - 28°C). This tube-shaped sponge is rarely seen in the trade. Probably best left in the wild.

External links

  1. Callyspongia crassa and C. siphonella (Porifera, Callyspongiidae) as a potential source for medical bioactive substances, Aqaba Gulf, Red Sea, Egypt (en). Abgerufen am 27.04.2022.
  2. Erstbeschreibung Siphonochalina siphonella Lévi, 1965 (fr). Abgerufen am 27.04.2022.
  3. Novel extracts from Callyspongia siphonella and Negombata magnifica sponges from the Red Sea, induced antiproliferative and proapoptotic activity in HepG-2, MCF-7, and Caco-2 cancer cell lines (en). Abgerufen am 27.04.2022.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 27.04.2022.

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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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Callyspongia siphonella (c) by Martin Hablützel www.unterwasserfoto.ch - Aufnahmeort Sharm el Sheikh, Ägypten, Rotes Meer
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Callyspongia siphonella
Foto: Eilat, Israel, Golf von Akaba

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