Clathria (Microciona) atrasanguinea Mauritius Sponge

Clathria (Microciona) atrasanguinea is commonly referred to as Mauritius Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 3812
AphiaID:: 167617

Scientific:: Clathria (Microciona) atrasanguinea
German:: Schwamm
English:: Mauritius Sponge

Category:: Marine Sponges

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Microcionidae (Family) > Clathria (Genus) > (Microciona) atrasanguinea (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bowerbank, ), 1862

Occurrence:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, East Africa, European Coasts, Mauritius, North Atlantic Ocean, Red Sea, the Caribbean, the Seychelles
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Clathria abietina
Clathria abrolhosensis
Clathria acanthostyli
Clathria acanthotoxa
Clathria acarnoides
Clathria aceratoobtusa
Clathria achelata
Clathria aculeofila
Clathria adioristica
Clathria affinis
Clathria africana
Clathria amabilis
Clathria amirantiensis
Clathria anancora
Clathria anchorata
Clathria angularis
Clathria angulifera
Clathria anomala
Clathria anonyma
Clathria antarctica
Clathria anthoides
Clathria antyaja
Clathria aphylla
Clathria araiosa
Clathria arborescens
Clathria arbuscula
Clathria arcifera
Clathria arcuophora
Clathria armata
Clathria arroyoi
Clathria arteria
Clathria aruensis
Clathria ascendens
Clathria ascensionis
Clathria asodes
Clathria assimilis
Clathria atoxa
Clathria aurea
Clathria australiensis
Clathria axociona
Clathria barleei
Clathria basiarenacea
Clathria basifixa
Clathria basilana
Clathria benguelaensis
Clathria biclathrata
Clathria bicleistochelifera
Clathria bitoxa
Clathria bitoxifera
Clathria boavistae
Clathria borealis
Clathria brepha
Clathria bulboretorta
Clathria bulbosa
Clathria bulbotoxa
Clathria burtoni
Clathria cactiformis
Clathria caelata
Clathria calla
Clathria calloides
Clathria calochela
Clathria calopora
Clathria calypso
Clathria campecheae
Clathria canaliculata
Clathria cancapseptima
Clathria cancellaria
Clathria capverdensis
Clathria carteri
Clathria cercidochela
Clathria cervicornis
Clathria cheeki
Clathria chelifera
Clathria cheliglomerata
Clathria cheliradians
Clathria chelosigmoidea
Clathria claudei
Clathria claviformis
Clathria cleistochela
Clathria coccinea
Clathria collosclera
Clathria complanata
Clathria compressa
Clathria conchicola
Clathria conectens
Clathria conica
Clathria contorta
Clathria coppingeri
Clathria coralliophila
Clathria coralloides
Clathria coriocrassus
Clathria corneolia
Clathria costifera
Clathria craspedia
Clathria crassa
Clathria crassitoxa
Clathria cratitia
Clathria ctenichela
Clathria cullingworthi
Clathria curacaoensis
Clathria curvichela
Clathria cylindrica
Clathria darwinensis
Clathria decumbens
Clathria delaubenfelsi
Clathria dendyi
Clathria densa
Clathria depressa
Clathria dianae
Clathria dichela
Clathria discreta
Clathria distincta
Clathria ditoxa
Clathria dubia
Clathria duplex
Clathria dura
Clathria eccentrica
Clathria echinata
Clathria echinonematissima
Clathria elastica
Clathria elegans
Clathria elegantula
Clathria elliptichela
Clathria encrusta
Clathria ensiae
Clathria erecta
Clathria eurypa
Clathria fallax
Clathria fascicularis
Clathria fasciculata
Clathria fauroti
Clathria faviformis
Clathria ferrea
Clathria filifera
Clathria flabellata
Clathria flabellifera
Clathria foliacea
Clathria foliascens
Clathria foraminifera
Clathria frogeti
Clathria fromontae
Clathria frondiculata
Clathria fusterna
Clathria gageoensis
Clathria georgiaensis
Clathria gombawuiensis
Clathria gomezae
Clathria gorgadensis
Clathria gorgonioides
Clathria gradalis
Clathria granulata
Clathria grisea
Clathria guettardi
Clathria haematodes
Clathria hallmanni
Clathria haplotoxa
Clathria hartmani
Clathria hentscheli
Clathria hermicola
Clathria hesperia
Clathria heterotoxa
Clathria hexagonopora
Clathria hispidula
Clathria hjorti
Clathria hongdoensis
Clathria hooperi
Clathria horrida
Clathria hymedesmioides
Clathria illawarrae
Clathria imperfecta
Clathria inanchorata
Clathria incrustans
Clathria indica
Clathria inhacensis
Clathria intermedia
Clathria irregularis
Clathria isodictyoides
Clathria ixauda
Clathria jolicoeuri
Clathria juncea
Clathria juniperina
Clathria kieschnicki
Clathria kilauea
Clathria koltuni
Clathria koreana
Clathria kylista
Clathria laevigata
Clathria laevis
Clathria lajorei
Clathria lambda
Clathria lambei
Clathria leighensis
Clathria lematolae
Clathria lendenfeldi
Clathria levii
Clathria linda
Clathria lindgreni
Clathria lipochela
Clathria lissoclada
Clathria lissosclera
Clathria litos
Clathria lizardensis
Clathria lobata
Clathria longistyla
Clathria longitoxa
Clathria macrochela
Clathria macroisochela
Clathria macropora
Clathria macrotoxa
Clathria maeandrina
Clathria major
Clathria marissuperi
Clathria marplatensis
Clathria matthewsi
Clathria maunaloa
Clathria membranacea
Clathria menoui
Clathria meyeri
Clathria michaelseni
Clathria microchela
Clathria microjoanna
Clathria micronesia
Clathria micropunctata
Clathria microxa
Clathria microxea
Clathria mima
Clathria minuta
Clathria minutoides
Clathria mixta
Clathria mortenseni
Clathria mosulpia
Clathria multipes
Clathria multitoxaformis
Clathria murphyi
Clathria mutabilis
Clathria mytilifila
Clathria myxilloides
Clathria naikaiensis
Clathria namibiensis
Clathria nervosa
Clathria nicoleae
Clathria nidificata
Clathria nigra
Clathria noarlungae
Clathria normani
Clathria novaezealandiae
Clathria nuda
Clathria obliqua
Clathria oculata
Clathria omegiensis
Clathria opalina
Clathria orientalis
Clathria originalis
Clathria osismica
Clathria oudekraalensis
Clathria oxeota
Clathria oxitoxa
Clathria oxyphila
Clathria pachyaxia
Clathria pachystyla
Clathria papillata
Clathria papillosa
Clathria parthena
Clathria partita
Clathria parva
Clathria patula
Clathria paucispicula
Clathria pauper
Clathria pellicula
Clathria pennata
Clathria perforata
Clathria phorbasiformis
Clathria piniformis
Clathria placenta
Clathria plinthina
Clathria plurityla
Clathria poecilosclera
Clathria polita
Clathria primitiva
Clathria procera
Clathria productitoxa
Clathria prolifera
Clathria pseudonapya
Clathria pyramida
Clathria pyramidalis
Clathria ramea
Clathria ramosa
Clathria raphanus
Clathria rarispinosa
Clathria rectangulosa
Clathria reinwardti
Clathria repens
Clathria reticulata
Clathria rhaphidotoxa
Clathria rhopalophora
Clathria richmondi
Clathria ridleyi
Clathria riosae
Clathria robusta
Clathria rosetafiordica
Clathria rosita
Clathria rubens
Clathria rubispina
Clathria rubra
Clathria sarai
Clathria saraspinifera
Clathria sartaginula
Clathria scabida
Clathria schmitti
Clathria scotti
Clathria selachia
Clathria shirahama
Clathria sigmoidea
Clathria simae
Clathria similis
Clathria skia
Clathria snelliusae
Clathria sohuksanensis
Clathria spinarcus
Clathria spinatoxa
Clathria spinifera
Clathria spinispicula
Clathria spinosa
Clathria spongigartina
Clathria spongodes
Clathria squalorum
Clathria stephensae
Clathria strepsitoxa
Clathria striata
Clathria stromnessa
Clathria styloprothesis
Clathria sulfocleistochela
Clathria surculosa
Clathria tenebrosa
Clathria tenuis
Clathria tenuissima
Clathria terraenovae
Clathria tetrastyla
Clathria thetidis
Clathria thielei
Clathria tingens
Clathria topsenti
Clathria tortuosa
Clathria toxifera
Clathria toximajor
Clathria toxipraedita
Clathria toxirecta
Clathria toxistricta
Clathria toxistyla
Clathria toxitenuis
Clathria toxivaria
Clathria trairae
Clathria transiens
Clathria tuberculata
Clathria tuberosa
Clathria tunisiae
Clathria typica
Clathria ulmus
Clathria unica
Clathria vacata
Clathria vacelettia
Clathria vasiformis
Clathria venosa
Clathria virgultosa
Clathria vulpina
Clathria wesselensis
Clathria whiteleggii
Clathria wilsoni
Clathria zeai
Clathria zoanthifera

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2011-08-11 07:48:12
Last edit:: 2024-05-05 11:56:09

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The sponge in the picture was taken during a dive in Mauritius.
Alexander_KTN provided the following information.

I would have guessed a Clathria species.
As far as I know, Clathria (Microciona) atrasanguinea occurs on Mauritius, otherwise possibly C. venosa, but I don't know its distribution.

However, some other genera/species also have this “venous” appearance (e.g. species from Chalinula, Ircinia, Halisarca etc.) because the branching has a function.

Synonyms:
Clathria atrasanguinea (Bowerbank, 1862) · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Microciona atrasanguinea Bowerbank, 1862 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Plumohalichondria atrasanguinea (Bowerbank, 1862) · unaccepted

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