Acanthella pulcherrima Sponge

Acanthella pulcherrima is commonly referred to as Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Acanthella pulcherrima,Mont Dore 2025

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lexID:: 18001
AphiaID:: 165664

Scientific:: Acanthella pulcherrima
German:: Schöner Schwamm
English:: Sponge

Category:: Marine Sponges

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Bubarida (Order) > Dictyonellidae (Family) > Acanthella (Genus) > pulcherrima (Species)
Initial determination:: Ridley & Dendy, 1886

Occurrence:: Australia, Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, Torres Strait (North Australia), Tuamoto Islands
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:: 10 - 33 Meter
Habitats:: Lagoons, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 5.91" - 7.87" (15cm - 20cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Suspension 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:

Acanthella aculeata
Acanthella acuta
Oranger Stachelschwamm, Kaktusschwamm
Acanthella annulata
Acanthella branchia
Acanthella calyx
Acanthella cavernosa
Kaktusschwamm
Acanthella costata
Acanthella cubensis
Meeresschwamm
Acanthella dendyi
Acanthella erecta
Acanthella flabellata
Acanthella flagelliformis
Acanthella gorgonoides
Acanthella hispida
Acanthella inflexa
Acanthella insignis
Acanthella klethra
Acanthella ligulata
Acanthella mastophora
Acanthella megaspicula
Acanthella minuta
Acanthella multiformis
Acanthella oviforma
Acanthella pulcherrima
Schöner Schwamm
Acanthella pulchra
Acanthella ramosa
Acanthella ramus
Acanthella simplex
Acanthella sprucei
Acanthella styloida
Acanthella tenuispiculata
Acanthella vaceleti
Acanthella vulgata
Acanthella xutha

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2025-12-28 19:43:49
Last edit:: 2025-12-28 19:54:48

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Acanthella pulcherrima Ridley & Dendy, 1886

Synonymised names
Phakellia pulcherrima (Ridley & Dendy, 1886) · unaccepted

Direct children (1)
Variety Acanthella pulcherrima var. calyx Dendy, 1922 accepted as Acanthella calyx Dendy, 1922 (rank elevation)

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Acanthella pulcherrima,Mont Dore - Ilot Charbon 2023

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