Amphimedon viridis Sponge

Amphimedon viridisis commonly referred to as Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Prof. Dr. Bernardo Antonio Perez da Gama, Brasilien

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AphiaID:: 166701

Scientific:: Amphimedon viridis
German:: Schwamm
English:: Sponge

Category:: Marine Sponges

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Haplosclerida (Order) > Niphatidae (Family) > Amphimedon (Genus) > viridis (Species)
Initial determination:: Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

Occurrence:: Bermuda, Central Atlantic, Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Panama, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean
Size:: up to 1.18" (3 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Easy to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

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Amphimedon aitsuensis
Amphimedon alata
Amphimedon anomala
Amphimedon brevispiculifera
Amphimedon calyx
Amphimedon caribica
Amphimedon cellulosa
Amphimedon chinensis
Amphimedon chloros
Amphimedon complanata
Amphimedon compressa
Aufrechter Seilschwamm
Amphimedon conferta
Amphimedon cristata
Amphimedon decurtata
Amphimedon delicatula
Amphimedon denhartogi
Amphimedon dilatata
Amphimedon dinae
Amphimedon dura
Amphimedon elastica
Amphimedon erina
Amphimedon estelae
Amphimedon flexa
Amphimedon hamadai
Amphimedon hispidula
Amphimedon jalae
Amphimedon lamellata
Amphimedon leprosa
Amphimedon maresi
Amphimedon massalis
Amphimedon micropora
Amphimedon minuta
Amphimedon mollis
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Amphimedon navalis
Amphimedon ochracea
Amphimedon paradisus
Amphimedon paraviridis
Amphimedon queenslandica
Amphimedon reticulosa
Amphimedon robusta
Amphimedon rubens
Amphimedon rubida
Amphimedon rubiginosa
Amphimedon rudis
Amphimedon spiculosa
Amphimedon spinosa
Amphimedon strongylata
Amphimedon subcylindrica
Amphimedon sulcata
Amphimedon tenera
Amphimedon texotli
Amphimedon trindanea
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Schwamm
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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-08-16 18:55:33
Last edit:: 2014-08-16 18:55:33

Captive breeding / propagation

Amphimedon viridis is easy to breed. There are offspring in the trade available. If you are interested in Amphimedon viridis, please contact us at Your dealer for a progeny instead of a wildcat. You help to protect the natural stocks.

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Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

Prof. Dr. Bernardo Antonio Perez da Gama´s Picture shows the sponge on Gorgonia flabellum.

The sponge is normally found on shallow reefs, seagrass beds and mangroves.

Its consistency is crumbly.

Synonyms:
Haliclona (Amphimedon) viridis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Haliclona viridis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Hemihaliclona viridis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Haplosclerida (Order) > Haplosclerina (Suborder) > Niphatidae (Family) > Amphimedon (Genus)

Scientific paper

Brachyuran crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura) associated with the green sponge Amphimedon viridis (Demospongiae) from Itaguá Beach, south-eastern coast of Brazil, Barros-Alves, Samara De P.; Carvalho, Marcelo C. R.; Cobo, Valter J.; Alves, Douglas F. R. , 2012
Mesofauna associated with the marine sponge Amphimedon viridis. Do its physical or chemical attributes provide a prospective refuge from fish predation?, J.P. Huang; J.B. McClintock; C.D. Amsler; Y.M. Huang, 2008
1,3-Dimethylisoguanine, a New Purine from the Marine Sponge Amphimedon viridis, Chehade, Claire C.; Dias, Ricardo L. A.; Berlinck, Roberto G. S.; Ferreira, Antonio G.; Costa, Letícia V.; Rangel, Marisa; Malpezzi, Elena L. A.; de Freitas, José Carlos; Hajdu, Eduardo , 1997
Cytotoxic and neurotoxic effects induced by halitoxin isolated from Amphimedon viridis (Porifera), J.C. Freitas; E.L.A. Malpezzi; L.V. Costa; R.G.S. Berlinck; A.M.P. Almeida; C.A. Ogawa; M.A.A. Sanchez; E.M. Hajdu, 1996
Chemical and pharmacological characterization of halitoxin from Amphimedon viridis (Porifera) from the southeastern Brazilian coast, Roberto G.S. Berlinck; Cláudia A. Ogawa; Adaiĺa M.P. Almeida; Marco Aurélio A. Sanchez; Elena L.A. Malpezzi; Letícia V. Costa; Eduardo Hajdu; J.C. de Freitas, 1996
Unusual Lipids in the Caribbean Sponges Amphimedon viridis and Desmapsamma anchorata, Carballeira, Néstor M.; Shalabi, Fathi , 1994

External links

The Sponge Guide (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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am 31.10.16#1

Einen ähnlichen grünen Schwamm hatte ich mal, nach einem Einsatz von Phospat EX hat sich dieser Schwamm allmählich gelb verfärbt bis er dann irgendwann nicht mehr da war :-( . Ich glaube das ein wenig Phospat auch seine Berechtigung in unseren Aquarien hat. Ich wende solche Produkte seitdem nicht mehr an, gebe lieber etwas mehr für Salz aus und mache öfter Wasserwechsel. Gruß Martin

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