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Acanthancora cyanocrypta Cobalt Blue Horny Sponge, Cobalt Sponge, Blue Encrusting Sponge

Acanthancora cyanocrypta is commonly referred to as Cobalt Blue Horny Sponge, Cobalt Sponge, Blue Encrusting Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA

Acanthancora cyanocrypta, Cobalt sponge, 2017


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lexID:
11989 
AphiaID:
169126 
Scientific:
Acanthancora cyanocrypta 
German:
Kobaltblauer Hornschwamm, Blauer Krustenschwamm 
English:
Cobalt Blue Horny Sponge, Cobalt Sponge, Blue Encrusting Sponge 
Category:
Svamp 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Hymedesmiidae (Family) > Acanthancora (Genus) > cyanocrypta (Species) 
Initial determination:
(de Laubenfels, ), 1930 
Occurrence:
British Columbia, Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Pacific Ocean, USA 
Sea depth:
0 - 57 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky outcrops, Rock ledges, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Stony Soils 
Size:
up to 47.24" (120 cm) 
Temperature:
8,8 °F - 26,4 °F (8,8°C - 26,4°C) 
Food:
No reliable information available 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-07-23 09:51:22 

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Acanthancora cyanocrypta (Laubenfels, 1930)

The blue color is caused by a symbiotic blue-green alga; when the alga is absent, the sponge is light orange in colour.

Synonymised names:
Hymenamphiastra cyanocrypta Laubenfels, 1930 (genus transfer)

External links

  1. Invertebrates of Monterey Bay (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Acanthancora cyanocrypta, Cobalt sponge,2018
Acanthancora cyanocrypta, Cobalt sponge, 2017

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