Leucosolenia eleanor Eleanor's Calcareous Sponge, Lacy Ball Sponge

Leucosolenia eleanor is commonly referred to as Eleanor's Calcareous Sponge, Lacy Ball Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA

Leucosolenia eleanor,2019

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Scientific:: Leucosolenia eleanor
German:: Eleanors Röhrenkalkschwamm, Netz-Ball-Schwamm
English:: Eleanor's Calcareous Sponge, Lacy Ball Sponge

Category:: Svampdjur

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Calcarea (Class) > Leucosolenida (Order) > Leucosoleniidae (Family) > Leucosolenia (Genus) > eleanor (Species)
Initial determination:: Urban, 1906

Occurrence:: Alaska (Western Atlantic), Arctic (North Polar Sea), California, Gulf of California, Japan, Northeast Pacific Ocean, 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:: 0 - 27 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1.97" - 5.91" (5cm - 15cm)
Temperature:: 48.2 °F - 50 °F (9°C - 10°C)
Food:: Filter feeder
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Leucosolenia aboralis
Leucosolenia albatrossi
Leucosolenia arachnoides
Leucosolenia australis
Leucosolenia botryoides
Röhrenkalkschwamm
Leucosolenia cervicornis
Leucosolenia clarkii
Leucosolenia complicata
Kalkschwamm
Leucosolenia cyathus
Leucosolenia discoveryi
Leucosolenia echinata
Leucosolenia eleanor
Eleanors Röhrenkalkschwamm, Netz-Ball-Schwamm
Leucosolenia eustephana
Leucosolenia falklandica
Leucosolenia feuerlandica
Leucosolenia fragilis
Leucosolenia gegenbauri
Leucosolenia goethei
Leucosolenia hispidissima
Leucosolenia horrida
Leucosolenia incerta
Leucosolenia lucasi
Leucosolenia macquariensis
Leucosolenia microspinata
Leucosolenia minchini
Leucosolenia minuta
Leucosolenia mollis
Leucosolenia nautilia
Leucosolenia parthenopea
Leucosolenia pilosella
Leucosolenia pyriformis
Leucosolenia rosea
Leucosolenia salpinx
Leucosolenia serica
Leucosolenia solida
Leucosolenia somesii
Leucosolenia tenera
Leucosolenia variabilis
Röhrenkalkschwamm
Leucosolenia ventosa
Leucosolenia vesicula

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-11-29 13:22:02
Last edit:: 2025-05-30 12:25:01

Info

Leucosolenia eleanor Urban, 1906

Commonly known as the Eleanor's Calcareous Sponge, Tube Sponge or Lacy Ball Sponge.This calcareous Sponge is a filter feeder and a coldwater species.

This white tube ball sponge get to 5-15cm in diameter and attached to substrates by a thin stalk.

Similar to the spaghetti ball sponge Leucosolenia nautilia.

External links

sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 15.01.2025.

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Leucosolenia eleanor (Carmel Point) 2017

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