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Agelas oxeata Pocked cup sponge

Agelas oxeata is commonly referred to as Pocked cup sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Agelas mauritiana oxeata (Pocked cup sponge), Port Elizabeth 2010,Port Elizabeth, Copyright Johan Swanepoel


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lexID:
9345 
AphiaID:
1341811 
Scientific:
Agelas oxeata 
German:
Tubenschwamm 
English:
Pocked Cup Sponge 
Category:
Marine Sponges 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Agelasida (Order) > Agelasidae (Family) > Agelas (Genus) > oxeata (Species) 
Initial determination:
sensu Lévi, 1961 
Occurrence:
Indian Ocean, South-Africa, the Seychelles 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
- 12 Meter 
Habitats:
Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 11.81" (30 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder 
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:
 
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in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-07-23 13:06:53 

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Agelas oxeata Lévi, 1961

Agelas oxeata is a large ,often irregular cup-like sponge.The colour can be greyish to purple,brown with an olive tint or greysih blue with an olive tint.The Pocked cup sponge build often large colonies on flattish reefs to dephts of 10-50m. This sponge is a filterfeeder.

This sponge has probably an antimicrobial agent.

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Agelas mauritiana oxeata (Pocked cup sponge), Port Elizabeth 2010,Port Elizabeth, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Agelas mauritiana oxeata (Pocked cup sponge), Port Elizabeth 2010,Port Elizabeth, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Agelas mauritiana oxeata (Pocked cup sponge), Port Elizabeth 2010,Port Elizabeth, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Agelas mauritiana oxeata (Pocked cup sponge), Port Elizabeth 2010,Port Elizabeth, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Agelas mauritiana oxeata (Pocked cup sponge), Port Elizabeth 2010,Port Elizabeth, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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