Lycopodina occidentalis Pipecleaner Sponge. Carnivorous Sponge

Lycopodina occidentalis is commonly referred to as Pipecleaner Sponge. Carnivorous Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Lycopodina occidentalis,Highlands, BC, Canada 2022

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lexID:: 16624
AphiaID:: 863532

Scientific:: Lycopodina occidentalis
German:: Pfeifenreiniger Schwamm, Fleischfressender Schwamm
English:: Pipecleaner Sponge. Carnivorous Sponge

Category:: Svamp

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Cladorhizidae (Family) > Lycopodina (Genus) > occidentalis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Lambe, ), 1893

Occurrence:: Bering Sea, California, Canada Eastern Pacific, the Sea of Okhotsk, USA
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:: - 73 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 2,5 cm
Temperature:: °F - 50 °F (°C - 10°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Crustaceans, Predatory
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:

Lycopodina bilamellata
Lycopodina callithrix
Lycopodina calyx
Lycopodina comata
Lycopodina communis
Lycopodina cupressiformis
Lycopodina ecoprof
Lycopodina globularis
Lycopodina gracilis
Lycopodina hadalis
Lycopodina hydra
Lycopodina hypogea
Fleischfressender Schwamm
Lycopodina infundibulum
Lycopodina lebedi
Lycopodina lycopodium
Lycopodina microstrongyla
Lycopodina minuta
Lycopodina occidentalis
Pfeifenreiniger Schwamm, Fleischfressender Schwamm
Lycopodina parvula
Lycopodina rastrichela
Lycopodina robusta
Lycopodina ruijsi
Lycopodina vaceleti
Lycopodina versatilis

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2024-07-15 14:40:04
Last edit:: 2024-07-15 14:44:47

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Lycopodina occidentalis (Lambe, 1893)

This is a shallow-water sponge and a predator on small crustaceans. Feeds on small crustaceans.

Synonymised names
Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) occidentalis (Lambe, 1893) · unaccepted
Asbestopluma occidentalis (Lambe, 1893) · unaccepted
Esperella occidentalis Lambe, 1893 · unaccepted (genus transfer)

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Lycopodina occidentalis,Highlands, BC, Canada 2022

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