Gelliodes fibulata Thorny stem sponges

Gelliodes fibulata is commonly referred to as Thorny stem sponges. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Niphatid Sponge (Gelliodes fibulata)Negeri, Bunaken Island, Sulawesi, INDONESIA 2009

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Scientific:: Gelliodes fibulata
German:: Schwamm
English:: Thorny Stem Sponges

Category:: Marine Sponges

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Haplosclerida (Order) > Niphatidae (Family) > Gelliodes (Genus) > fibulata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Carter, ), 1881

Occurrence:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Banda Sea, Indonesia, Singapore
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:: 1 - 30 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 3.94" - 7.87" (10cm - 20cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton, Sediment feeder
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:

Gelliodes bifacialis
Gelliodes biformis
Gelliodes callista
Stacheliger Schwamm
Gelliodes carnosa
Gelliodes coscinopora
Gelliodes fayalensis
Gelliodes fibroreticulata
Gelliodes fibrosa
Gelliodes fibulata
Schwamm
Gelliodes fragilis
Gelliodes gracilis
Gelliodes hamata
Gelliodes incrustans
Gelliodes leucosolenia
Gelliodes licheniformis
Gelliodes luridus
Gelliodes macrosigma
Gelliodes nossibea
Gelliodes obtusa
Gelliodes persica
Gelliodes petrosioides
Gelliodes poculum
Gelliodes porosa
Gelliodes pumila
Gelliodes ramosa
Gelliodes spinosella
Gelliodes spongiosa
Gelliodes strongylofera
Gelliodes tenuirhabdus
Gelliodes truncata
Gelliodes tubulosa
Gelliodes wilsoni

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-11-28 14:11:05
Last edit:: 2025-12-28 14:15:13

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Gelliodes fibulata (Carter, 1881)

Gelliodes is a genus of sponges with over 30 described species.
Members of the class Demospongiae are hermaphroditic.

Life cycle: The zygote develops into parenchymella larva (free-swimming) before settling down on a substrate where it grows into a young sponge

Synonyms:
Axos fibulata Carter, 1881 (genus transfer)
Gelliodes fibulata Ridley, 1884 (junior homonym)
Sigmaxinyssa fibulata (Ridley, 1884) (genus transfer)

External links

New observations of fluorescent organisms in the Banda Sea and in the Red Sea (en). Abgerufen am 23.11.2025.
Wild Singapore Homepage (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Niphatid Sponge (Gelliodes fibulata)Negeri, Bunaken Island, Sulawesi, INDONESIA 2009

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