Biemna cribaria Marine sponge

Biemna cribaria is commonly referred to as Marine sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 168255

Scientific:: Biemna cribaria
German:: Meeresschwamm
English:: Marine Sponge

Category:: Svamp

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Biemnida (Order) > Biemnidae (Family) > Biemna (Genus) > cribaria (Species)
Initial determination:: (Alcolado & Gotera, ), 1986

Occurrence:: Belize, Columbia, Cuba, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, South America (Western Atlantic Ocean), the Caribbean, West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: 20 - 36 Meter
Food:: Filter feeder, Invertebrates, Plankton, Suspension feeder
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Biemna anisotoxa
Biemna bihamigera
Biemna caribea
Biemna chilensis
Biemna chujaensis
Biemna ciocalyptoides
Biemna cribaria
Meeresschwamm
Biemna dautzenbergi
Biemna ehrenbergi
Ehrenberg´s Bohrschwamm
Biemna fistulosa
Biemna flabellata
Biemna fortis
Biemna fragilis
Biemna gellioides
Biemna granulosigmata
Biemna hongdoensis
Biemna humilis
Biemna jeolmyongensis
Biemna laboutei
Biemna liposigma
Biemna liposphaera
Biemna macrorhaphis
Biemna megalosigma
Biemna megastyla
Biemna microacanthosigma
Biemna microstrongyla
Biemna microstyla
Biemna microxa
Biemna mnioeis
Biemna novaezealandiae
Biemna omanensis
Biemna partenopea
Biemna pedonculata
Biemna peracuta
Biemna philippensis
Biemna plicata
Biemna polyphylla
Biemna rhabderemioides
Biemna rhabdostyla
Biemna rhabdotylostylota
Biemna rhadia
Biemna rufescens
Biemna saucia
Biemna seychellensis
Biemna spinomicroxea
Biemna strongylota
Biemna tenuisigma
Biemna tetraphis
Biemna thielei
Biemna trirhaphis
Biemna trisigmata
Biemna truncata
Biemna tubulata
Biemna variantia
Biemna victoriana

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2023-11-23 23:00:04
Last edit:: 2023-12-05 18:20:31

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Biemna cribaria is a light brown, rather circular sponge that lives partially buried in sediments,
Its surface has irregular projections and raised ocular areas with shallow internal exhalation channels.

The marine sponge is reminiscent of dirty, old cow dung.

Biemna cribaria is a rather rarely observed marine sponge.

Synonyms:
Neofibularia cribaria Alcolado & Gotera, 1986
Biemna oxeata van Soest & Stentoft, 1988

External links

An annotated and illustrated identification guide to common mesophotic reef sponges (Porifera, Demospongiae, Hexactinellida, and Homoscleromorpha) inhabiting Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary and vicinities (en). Abgerufen am 23.11.2023.
Antifouling paints based on marine natural products from Colombian Caribbean (en). Abgerufen am 23.11.2023.
Biemna cribaria (Alcolado & Gotera, 1986) (en). Abgerufen am 23.11.2023.
The Sponge Guide (en). Abgerufen am 23.11.2023.

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