Callyspongia (Callyspongia) pulitzeri Marine Sponge, Sea sponge

Callyspongia (Callyspongia) pulitzeri is commonly referred to as Marine Sponge, Sea sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Callyspongia (Callyspongia) pulitzeri
German:: Meeresschwamm
English:: Marine Sponge, Sea Sponge

Category:: Svamp

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Haplosclerida (Order) > Callyspongiidae (Family) > Callyspongia (Genus) > (Callyspongia) pulitzeri (Species)
Initial determination:: Van Soest & Hooper, 2020

Occurrence:: East Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, Western Indian Ocean
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:: - 36 Meter
Size:: 3.94" - 5.91" (10cm - 15cm)
Temperature:: °F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Suspension feeder
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:

Callyspongia abnormis
Callyspongia acapulcaensis
Callyspongia aculeata
Callyspongia aerizusa
Callyspongia affinis
Callyspongia altera
Callyspongia annulata
Callyspongia arcesiosa
Callyspongia ariakensis
Callyspongia armigera
Callyspongia asparagus
Callyspongia aspericornis
Callyspongia aspinosa
Callyspongia aurantiaca
Callyspongia australis
Callyspongia azurea
Callyspongia barodensis
Callyspongia bathami
Callyspongia bilamellata
Callyspongia biru
Callyspongia bispicula
Callyspongia brucei
Callyspongia bullata
Callyspongia californica
Callyspongia calyx
Callyspongia capricorni
Callyspongia carens
Callyspongia clathrata
Callyspongia clavata
Callyspongia claviformis
Callyspongia communis
Callyspongia compressa
Callyspongia confoederata
Callyspongia conica
Callyspongia contorta
Callyspongia conulosa
Callyspongia coppingeri
Callyspongia crassa
Stachel-Röhrenschwamm
Callyspongia crassifibra
Callyspongia cylindrica
Callyspongia dendyi
Callyspongia densa
Callyspongia densasclera
Callyspongia differentiata
Callyspongia difficilis
Callyspongia diffusa
Callyspongia doorae
Callyspongia ecklonia
Callyspongia elastica
Callyspongia elegans
Callyspongia erecta
Callyspongia eschrichtii
Callyspongia euplax
Callyspongia exigua
Callyspongia fallax
Callyspongia fenestrata
Callyspongia fibrosa
Callyspongia fistularis
Callyspongia fistulosa
Callyspongia flabellata
Callyspongia flabelliformis
Callyspongia flammea
Callyspongia foliacea
Callyspongia folioides
Callyspongia fragilis
Callyspongia fructicosa
Callyspongia fungosa
Callyspongia fusifera
Callyspongia globosa
Callyspongia glomerata
Callyspongia hirta
Callyspongia hispidoconulosa
Callyspongia hospitalis
Callyspongia implexa
Callyspongia incrustans
Callyspongia inflata
Callyspongia infundibuliformis
Callyspongia irregularis
Callyspongia joubini
Callyspongia laboreli
Callyspongia lacera
Callyspongia latituba
Callyspongia ligulata
Callyspongia lobata
Callyspongia longissima
Callyspongia macrodactyla
Callyspongia maculata
Callyspongia mammillata
Callyspongia manus
Callyspongia megalorrhaphis
Callyspongia mollis
Callyspongia mollissima
Callyspongia monilata
Callyspongia mucosa
Callyspongia multiformis
Callyspongia murata
Callyspongia murex
Callyspongia muricina
Callyspongia oliveri
Callyspongia orieminens
Callyspongia osculata
Callyspongia pallida
Callyspongia pambanensis
Callyspongia paralia
Callyspongia parva
Callyspongia patula
Callyspongia paucispina
Callyspongia perforata
Callyspongia pergamentacea
Callyspongia peroni
Callyspongia persculpta
Callyspongia plancella
Callyspongia plicifera
Callyspongia poculum
Callyspongia polymorpha
Callyspongia psammophera
Callyspongia pseudofibrosa
Callyspongia pseudoreticulata
Callyspongia pseudotoxa
Callyspongia pulvinata
Callyspongia ramosa
Callyspongia raphidiophora
Callyspongia rautenfeldi
Callyspongia relicta
Callyspongia reticulata
Callyspongia reticutis
Callyspongia ridleyi
Callyspongia rigida
Callyspongia robusta
Callyspongia roosevelti
Callyspongia rowi
Callyspongia rubiginosa
Callyspongia samarensis
Callyspongia schulzei
Callyspongia scutica
Callyspongia septimaniensis
Callyspongia serpentina
Callyspongia simplex
Callyspongia sinuosa
Callyspongia siphonella
Callyspongia siphonopsis
Callyspongia sphaericuslobata
Callyspongia spiculifera
Callyspongia spinifera
Callyspongia spinilamella
Callyspongia spinimarginata
Callyspongia spinosissima
Callyspongia spinulosa
Callyspongia spongionelloides
Callyspongia stalagmitis
Callyspongia staminea
Callyspongia stellata
Callyspongia strongylophora
Callyspongia subarmigera
Callyspongia subcornea
Callyspongia subtilis
Callyspongia superba
Callyspongia taupea
Callyspongia tenerrima
Callyspongia tenuis
Callyspongia ternatensis
Callyspongia thurstoni
Callyspongia toxifera
Callyspongia trichita
Callyspongia truncata
Callyspongia tuberculata
Callyspongia tubulifera
Callyspongia tubulosa
Callyspongia vaginalis
Callyspongia vasseli
Callyspongia velum
Callyspongia villosa
Callyspongia vincentina
Callyspongia violacea
Callyspongia viridis
Grüner Schwamm
Callyspongia waguensis

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2025-01-05 13:54:00
Last edit:: 2025-01-05 14:23:16

Info

Living marine sponges have a branched shape and protruding oscules arranged in a row on the upper side
The color of Callyspongia (Callyspongia) pulitzeri is light purple with visible whitish lines.

When dried, the sea sponge is microhispid and spiny on the upper side near the oculi, smoother in the basal part.
The consistency is tough and non-compressible.

The Mozambique record is the first record of the species since its original description from Kenya.

Etymology:
Callyspongia subtilis Pulitzer-Finali, 1993 was a junior homonym that was recently removed by Van Soest & Hooper (2020), who renamed the species in honor of Gustavo Pulitzer-Finali.

Reference source:
Calcinai, Barbara & Belfiore, Giuseppe & Pica, Daniela & Torsani, Fabrizio & Palma, Marco & Cerrano, Carlo. (2020).
Porifera from Ponta do Ouro (Mozambique)
European Journal of Taxonomy. 10.5852/ejt.2020.698.
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External links

Erstbestimmung als Callyspongia subtilis Pulitzer-Finali, 1993, Seite 338 (en). Abgerufen am 05.01.2025.
Porifera from Ponta do Ouro (Mozambique) (en). Abgerufen am 05.01.2025.
SPONGES ESPONJAS MARINE FAUNA OF MOZAMBIQUE (en). Abgerufen am 05.01.2025.

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Foto: Ponta do Ouro, Mosambik, Ost-Afrika, Westlicher Indischer Ozean

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