Leucaltis nodusgordii Gordian Knot Sponge

Leucaltis nodusgordii is commonly referred to as Gordian Knot Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

17985 

AphiaID:

845910 

Scientific:

Leucaltis nodusgordii 

German:

Gordischer Knoten Schwamm 

English:

Gordian Knot Sponge 

Category:

Marine Sponges 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Calcarea (Class) > Clathrinida (Order) > Leucaltidae (Family) > Leucaltis (Genus) > nodusgordii (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Poléjaeff, ), 1883 

Occurrence:

Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, the Seychelles, Zanzibar 

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:

15 - 25 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Leucaltis clathria
• 
  Leucaltis nodusgordii
  Gordischer Knoten Schwamm
• Leucaltis tenuis

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-12-22 13:27:30 

Last edit:

2025-12-22 13:45:03 

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