Tethya actinia Tangerine Sponge

Tethya actinia is commonly referred to as Tangerine Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping.

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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Tethyida (Order) > Tethyidae (Family) > Tethya (Genus) > actinia (Species)
Initial determination:: de Laubenfels, 1950

Occurrence:: Bermuda, Greater Antilles, North Atlantic Ocean, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, 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:: 1 - 20 Meter
Habitats:: Mangrove Zones, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 2.76" (7 cm)
Temperature:: 23,8 °F - 28,3 °F (23,8°C - 28,3°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Suspension feeder
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None