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Polymastia mamillaris White teat sponge

Polymastia mamillarisis commonly referred to as White teat sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Polymastia mamillaris (White teat sponge),Port Elizabeth 2010, ,Copyright Johan Swanepoel


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lexID:
9441 
AphiaID:
134204 
Scientific:
Polymastia mamillaris 
German:
Warzen-Schwamm 
English:
White Teat Sponge 
Category:
Marine Sponges 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Polymastiida (Order) > Polymastiidae (Family) > Polymastia (Genus) > mamillaris (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Müller, ), 1806 
Occurrence:
the North Sea, Barents Sea, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, South-Africa, Spain, Spitsbergen /Svalbard, Sweden, the British Isles, the Mediterranean 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:
76 - 225 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 4.72" (12 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 62.6 °F (°C - 17°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
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-04-16 19:26:11 

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Polymastia mamillaris (Müller, 1806)

The sponge is dirty grey,orange to yellow in colour.The papillae are creamy-white to pale yellow.Polymastia mamillaris is covered with sediment particles (mud, sand,fine gravel).Papillae look out of the sediment.Polymastia mamillaris is firmly attached to rock beneath the sediment. Its a filterfeeder.

Synonym:
Polymastia mammilaris (misspelling)
Spongia mamillaris (genus transfer)

External links

  1. Eastern Cape Scuba Diving (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. MarLIN – The Marine Life Information Network (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Polymastia mamillaris (White teat sponge),Port Elizabeth 2010, ,Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Polymastia mamillaris (White teat sponge),Port Elizabeth 2010, ,Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Polymastia mamillaris (White teat sponge),Port Elizabeth 2010,Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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