Suberea mollis sponge

Suberea mollis is commonly referred to as sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Suberea mollis © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Bild vom Roten Meer

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AphiaID:: 169627

Scientific:: Suberea mollis
German:: Schwamm
English:: Sponge

Category:: Marine Sponges

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Verongiida (Order) > Aplysinellidae (Family) > Suberea (Genus) > mollis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Row, ), 1911

Occurrence:: Egypt, Red Sea
Temperature:: 68 °F - 77 °F (20°C - 25°C)
Food:: Plankton
Difficulty:: Experts only! Very hard to keep

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Suberea azteca
Suberea clavata
Suberea creba
Suberea elegans
Suberea etiennei
Suberea flavolivescens
Suberea fusca
Suberea ianthelliformis
Suberea laboutei
Suberea meandrina
Suberea mollis
Schwamm
Suberea pedunculata
Suberea praetensa
Suberea purpureaflava

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-10-25 18:05:03
Last edit:: 2013-10-25 18:05:03

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Suberea mollis (Row, 1911)

This sponge is endemic to the Red Sea.

In the Red sea sponge Suberea mollis was found to contain the moderately antimicrobial substances. This substances were used for the pharmaceutical industry to produce marine natural products.

Many sponges look very similar, so that an ID is not always clearly. If there are any new insights, the article will be revised immediately.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Verongida (Order) > Aplysinellidae (Family) > Suberea (Genus)

External links

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

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Suberea mollis © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Bild vom Roten Meer

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