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Theonella swinhoei Swinhoe's sponge

Theonella swinhoei is commonly referred to as Swinhoe's sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Zylinderschwamm, Theonella swinhoei

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lexID:
6265 
AphiaID:
171264 
Scientific:
Theonella swinhoei 
German:
Wurzelschwamm 
English:
Swinhoe's Sponge 
Category:
Marine Sponges 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Tetractinellida (Order) > Theonellidae (Family) > Theonella (Genus) > swinhoei (Species) 
Initial determination:
Gray, 1868 
Occurrence:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, East Africa, Egypt, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Madagascar, Palau, Philippines, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, the Seychelles 
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:
20 - 188 Meter 
Size:
up to 11.81" (30 cm) 
Temperature:
68 °F - 77 °F (20°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Plankton 
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:
  • Theonella annulata
  • Theonella atlantica
  • Theonella complicata
  • Theonella conica
    Meeresschwamm
  • Theonella cupola
  • Theonella cylindrica
  • Theonella deliqua
  • Theonella ferruginea
  • Theonella incerta
  • Theonella invaginata
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-06-20 20:48:08 

Info

Theonella swinhoei Gray, 1868

Theo swinhoei is commonly in reefs, growing up to 30 cm and is found in depths up to 20 m.

This sponge has chemical defense substances. These substances are subject of extensive medical and therapeutic studies and research projects.

Synonymised names:
Dactylocalyx prattii Bowerbank, 1869 (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Theonella pratti (Bowerbank, 1869) (junior synonym)

Direct children (1):
Variety Theonella swinhoei var. verrucosa Wilson, 1925

External links

  1. Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Theonella swinhoei © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Bild vom Roten Meer
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Zylinderschwamm, Theonella swinhoei

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