Siphonodictyon xamaycaense Jamaica Boring Sponge

Siphonodictyon xamaycaense is commonly referred to as Jamaica Boring Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Siphonodictyon xamaycaense,9HMM+576, Vixville Dr, West Bay, Cayman Islands 2026 (CC BY)

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lexID:: 18273
AphiaID:: 178377

Scientific:: Siphonodictyon xamaycaense
German:: Jamaika Bohrschwamm
English:: Jamaica Boring Sponge

Category:: Marine Sponges

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Haplosclerida (Order) > Phloeodictyidae (Family) > Siphonodictyon (Genus) > xamaycaense (Species)
Initial determination:: Pulitzer-Finali, 1986

Occurrence:: Curacao, Greater Antilles, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, the Caribbean
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:: 4 - 15 Meter
Habitats:: associated with with coral skeletons, On living corals, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.39" - 4.33" (1cm - 11cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
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:

Siphonodictyon brevitubulatum
Gelber Felsenbohrschwamm
Siphonodictyon cachacrouense
Siphonodictyon coralliirubri
Siphonodictyon coralliphagum
Variabler Korallen-Bohrschwamm
Siphonodictyon crypticum
Siphonodictyon densum
Siphonodictyon diagonoxeum
Siphonodictyon infestum
Siphonodictyon insidiosum
Siphonodictyon labyrinthicum
Siphonodictyon maldiviense
Siphonodictyon microterebrans
Siphonodictyon minutum
Siphonodictyon mucosum
Siphonodictyon nodosum
Siphonodictyon occultum
Siphonodictyon paratypicum
Siphonodictyon ruetzleri
Siphonodictyon siphonum
Siphonodictyon terebrans
Siphonodictyon viridescens
Siphonodictyon xamaycaense
Jamaika Bohrschwamm

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2026-04-14 13:18:50
Last edit:: 2026-04-14 13:33:14

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Siphonodictyon xamaycaense Pulitzer-Finali, 1986

Note from Prof. Dr. Christine H. L. Schönberg:
Siphonodictyon sea sponges are not suitable for aquariums because they secrete chemicals that inhibit cell growth in corals.
If such sponges do get into an aquarium, please place them far away from corals.

Synonymised names
Aka xamaycaensis (Pulitzer-Finali, 1986) · unaccepted (Junior homonymy with insect genus...)
Siphonodictyon xamaycaensis Pulitzer-Finali, 1986 · unaccepted (agreement in gender)

External links

Bijdragen tol de Dierkunde, 61 (4) 205-217 (1992) (en). Abgerufen am 14.04.2026.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 14.04.2026.

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Siphonodictyon xamaycaense,9HMM+576, Vixville Dr, West Bay, Cayman Islands 2026 (CC BY)

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