Aphrocallistes vastus Cloud Glass Sponge, Cloud Sponge

Aphrocallistes vastus is commonly referred to as Cloud Glass Sponge, Cloud Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

3259 

AphiaID:

171632 

Scientific:

Aphrocallistes vastus 

German:

Wolken Glasschwamm, Wolken-Schwamm 

English:

Cloud Glass Sponge, Cloud Sponge 

Category:

Marine Sponges 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Hexactinellida (Class) > Sceptrulophora (Order) > Aphrocallistidae (Family) > Aphrocallistes (Genus) > vastus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Schulze, 1886 

Occurrence:

Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Alaska (Western Atlantic), Aleutian Islands, Canada Eastern Pacific, Gulf of Alaska (Pacific), Gulf of California, Japan, Siberian sea, the Mediterranean Sea, USA 

Sea depth:

10 - 1865 Meter 

Habitats:

Fjords, Gravel soil, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Stony Soils 

Size:

35.43" - 118.11" (90cm - 300cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 50 °F (°C - 10°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Food specialist, Zooplankton 

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:

• Aphrocallistes beatrix
• 
  Aphrocallistes vastus
  Wolken Glasschwamm, Wolken-Schwamm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-07-11 18:57:13 

Last edit:

2024-07-24 10:11:28 

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