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Ciocalypta penicillus brush sponge

Ciocalypta penicillusis commonly referred to as brush sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Ciocalypta penicillus,White pencil sponge, Port Elizabeth 2009, Copyright Johan Swanepoel


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lexID:
6403 
AphiaID:
132575 
Scientific:
Ciocalypta penicillus 
German:
Pinselschamm 
English:
Brush Sponge 
Category:
Marine Sponges 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Suberitida (Order) > Halichondriidae (Family) > Ciocalypta (Genus) > penicillus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Bowerbank, 1862 
Occurrence:
(the) Maldives, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Australia, Azores, European Coasts, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Ireland, Portugal, Red Sea, South Atlantic, South-Africa, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa 
Sea depth:
18 - 20 Meter 
Size:
1.97" - 3.94" (5cm - 10cm) 
Temperature:
41 °F - 80.6 °F (5°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Food specialist 
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:
  • Ciocalypta aciculata
  • Ciocalypta aderma
  • Ciocalypta alba
  • Ciocalypta alleni
  • Ciocalypta carballoi
  • Ciocalypta digitata
  • Ciocalypta expanda
  • Ciocalypta gibbsi
  • Ciocalypta gracilis
  • Ciocalypta heterostyla
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-12-10 17:47:29 

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Ciocalypta penicillus Bowerbank, 1862

The form of this sponge is very characteristic, it consists of a basal cushion buried in sand or gravel, from which project large conical, translucent papillae. The surface of the papillae has a glassy and translucent appearance. The walls of the papillae are thick and robust with a roughened texture. This sponge occurs at rock and sediment interface.

Synonyms:
Amorphina nodosa Fristedt, 1887
Cioxeamastia polycalypta de Laubenfels, 1942
Eumastia sitiens Schmidt, 1870
Halichondria borealis (Miklucho-Maclay, 1870)·
Halichondria borealis var. papillosa (Miklucho-Maclay, 1870)
Halichondria nodosa (Fristedt, 1887)·
Halichondria sitiens (Schmidt, 1870)·
Pellina sitiens (Schmidt, 1870)
Spuma borealis Miklucho-Maclay, 1870
Spuma borealis var. papillosa Miklucho-Maclay, 1870

External links

  1. Additions to the Sponge Fauna of the Hawaiian Islands (en). Abgerufen am 10.12.2021.
  2. Eastern Cape Scuba Diving (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Encyclopedia of marine life of Britain and Ireland (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. MarLIN – The Marine Life Information Network (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  6. Site Synopsis (en). Abgerufen am 10.12.2021.
  7. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Ciocalypta penicillus,White pencil sponge, Port Elizabeth 2009, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Copyright Anne & Mat, Bild aus der Karibik
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Ciocalypta penicillus © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland, Bild aus der Adria
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Bürstenschwamm, Ciocalypta penicillus

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