Tethya citrina sea lemon

Tethya citrina is commonly referred to as sea lemon. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Tethya citrina Copyright Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Bild aus der Adria

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lexID:: 7230
AphiaID:: 134312

Scientific:: Tethya citrina
German:: Zitronen Schwamm
English:: Sea Lemon

Category:: Marine Sponges

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Tethyida (Order) > Tethyidae (Family) > Tethya (Genus) > citrina (Species)
Initial determination:: Sarà & Melone, 1965

Occurrence:: the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), North Atlantic Ocean, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea
Size:: up to 2.36" (6 cm)
Temperature:: 50 °F - 71.6 °F (10°C - 22°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Tethya actinia
Mandarinen-Schwamm
Tethya acuta
Tethya amplexa
Tethya andamanensis
Tethya asbestella
Tethya aurantium
Meerorange
Tethya beatrizae
Tethya bergquistae
Pink Golfball-Schwamm
Tethya boeroi
Tethya brasiliana
Tethya bullae
Tethya burtoni
Oranger Golfball-Schwamm
Tethya californiana
Oranger Golfball-Schwamm
Tethya citrina
Zitronen Schwamm
Tethya coccinea
Tethya communis
Tethya comorensis
Tethya compacta
Tethya cyanae
Tethya deformis
Tethya dendyi
Tethya densa
Tethya diploderma
Tethya ensis
Tethya expansa
Tethya fastigata
Tethya fissurata
Tethya flexuosa
Tethya gigantea
Tethya globostellata
Tethya globum
Tethya gracilis
Wandernder Schwamm
Tethya gunni
Tethya hibernica
Tethya hooperi
Tethya ignis
Tethya ingalli
Tethya irregularis
Tethya japonica
Tethya laevis
Tethya levii
Tethya magna
Tethya maza
Tethya melinka
Tethya meloni
Tethya mexicana
Tethya microstella
Tethya minuta
Tethya monstrosa
Tethya mortoni
Tethya multifida
Tethya multistella
Tethya nicolae
Tethya norvegica
Tethya novaecaledoniae
Tethya nux
Tethya omanensis
Tethya ornata
Tethya orphei
Tethya ovum
Tethya papillosa
Tethya paroxeata
Tethya parvistella
Tethya parvula
Tethya pellis
Tethya peracuta
Tethya popae
Tethya pulchra
Tethya pulitzeri
Tethya robusta
Tethya rubra
Tethya sarai
Tethya seychellensis
Tethya simi
Tethya socius
Tethya solangae
Tethya sollasi
Tethya songakensis
Tethya stellagrandis
Tethya stellodermis
Tethya stolonifera
Tethya strongylata
Tethya taboga
Tethya tasmaniae
Tethya tenuisclera
Tethya topsenti
Tethya uljinensis
Tethya vacua
Tethya varians
Tethya viridis
Tethya wilhelma

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-06-15 20:23:11
Last edit:: 2014-06-15 20:23:11

Info

Tethya citrina Sarà & Melone, 1965

This sponge is globose and pale to bright yellow in colour or orange. The sea leamon have a warty surface.Tethya citrina is a common species and lives in shallow water,on rocky surfaces,in open water or tidal channels.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) >Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Hadromerida (Order) > Tethyidae (Family) >Tethya (Genus)

External links

Habitas (Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
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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Tethya citrina Copyright Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Bild aus der Adria

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