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Craniella abracadabra Magic Sponge, Magician’s Sponge

Craniella abracadabra is commonly referred to as Magic Sponge, Magician’s Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Craniella abracadabra,Eponge épineuse,magician’s sponge,Anilao, Philippines 2023


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lexID:
15895 
AphiaID:
171323 
Scientific:
Craniella abracadabra 
German:
Zauber-Schwamm, Oranger Stachelschwamm 
English:
Magic Sponge, Magician’s Sponge 
Category:
Marine Sponges 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Tetractinellida (Order) > Tetillidae (Family) > Craniella (Genus) > abracadabra (Species) 
Initial determination:
de Laubenfels, 1954 
Occurrence:
Anilao, Caroline Island, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Philippines, Red Sea, Samoa, Singapore, Tahiti, Taiwan, Thailand 
Sea depth:
5 - 20 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Sandy sea floors, Stony soils 
Size:
1.18" - 2.36" (3cm - 6cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder, No reliable information available 
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:
  • Craniella abracadabra
    Zauber-Schwamm, Oranger Stachelschwamm
  • Craniella arb
    Grauer Ballschwamm
  • Craniella atropurpurea
  • Craniella australis
  • Craniella azorica
  • Craniella carteri
  • Craniella corticata
  • Craniella coxi
  • Craniella craniana
  • Craniella cranium
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-09-28 13:47:35 

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Craniella abracadabra de Laubenfels, 1954

The yellow to orange spherical spiny sponge has no stalk. The yellow "rays" are about 3-6 cm long. There are no pores. There is only one oscule at most.

The sponge is found on sandy plains with Halimeda sp, but also under rocks in lagoon reefs and sea stacks, as well as stony soils.

Its special shape, reminiscent of fireworks, led to the unusual species name "abracadabra".

External links

  1. Sous les Mers (fr). Abgerufen am 28.08.2023.
  2. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 28.08.2023.

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Craniella abracadabra,Eponge épineuse,magician’s sponge,Anilao, Philippines 2023
Craniella abracadabra, Kwajalein 2019

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