Cinachyra antarctica Epibenthic Sponge

Cinachyra antarctica is commonly referred to as Epibenthic Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

10131 

AphiaID:

171285 

Scientific:

Cinachyra antarctica 

German:

Schwamm 

English:

Epibenthic Sponge 

Category:

Marine Sponges 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Tetractinellida (Order) > Tetillidae (Family) > Cinachyra (Genus) > antarctica (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Carter, ), 1872 

Occurrence:

Antarctica, Argentina, Kerguelen Islands, South Atlantic, South-Pazific, Terre Adélie 

Sea depth:

18 - 2700 Meter 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

-1,9 °F - 4,5 °F (-1,9°C - 4,5°C) 

Food:

Bacteria (Bacterioplankton), Copepods, Detritus, Food specialist, Phytoplankton, Protozoa, Suspension feeder, Zooxanthellae / Light 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Cinachyra antarctica
  Schwamm
• Cinachyra barbata
• Cinachyra helena

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-11-10 14:34:26 

Last edit:

2020-04-07 18:34:28 

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