Ptilocaulis spiculifer Orange Tree Sponge

Ptilocaulis spiculifer is commonly referred to as Orange Tree Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

1277 

AphiaID:

165616 

Scientific:

Ptilocaulis spiculifer 

German:

Oranger Baumschwamm 

English:

Orange Tree Sponge 

Category:

Svampdjur 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Axinellida (Order) > Axinellidae (Family) > Ptilocaulis (Genus) > spiculifer (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lamarck, ), 1814 

Occurrence:

Australia, Banda Sea, Bass Strait, East Africa, Florida, Greater Antilles, Java, Red Sea, Sulawesi, the Caribbean, the Seychelles 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.18" - 7.87" (3cm - 20cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Suspension feeder 

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:

• Ptilocaulis aulopora
• Ptilocaulis bistyla
• Ptilocaulis braziliensis
• Ptilocaulis digitatus
• Ptilocaulis echidnaeus
• Ptilocaulis fosteri
• Ptilocaulis marquezii
• 
  Ptilocaulis spiculifer
  Oranger Baumschwamm
• Ptilocaulis walpersii

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2005-01-31 08:20:44 

Last edit:

2026-08-16 12:51:26 

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