Latrunculia (Biannulata) lunaviridis Green Moon Sponge

Latrunculia (Biannulata) lunaviridis is commonly referred to as Green Moon Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

17588 

AphiaID:

233915 

Scientific:

Latrunculia (Biannulata) lunaviridis 

German:

Grüner Mondschwamm 

English:

Green Moon Sponge 

Category:

Svampdjur 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Latrunculiidae (Family) > Latrunculia (Genus) > (Biannulata) lunaviridis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Samaai & Kelly, 2003 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, South-Africa 

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:

17 - 33 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Sandy mats, Seawater, Sea water, Sponge areas 

Size:

up to 1.57" (4 cm) 

Temperature:

57.2 °F - 78.8 °F (14°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton, 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:

• Latrunculia algoaensis
• Latrunculia apicalis
• Latrunculia austini
• Latrunculia basalis
• Latrunculia biformis
• Latrunculia bocagei
• Latrunculia brevis
• Latrunculia ciruela
• Latrunculia citharistae
• Latrunculia copihuensis
• Latrunculia cratera
• Latrunculia crenulata
• Latrunculia duckworthi
• Latrunculia fiordensis
• Latrunculia götzi
• Latrunculia hamanni
• Latrunculia ikematsui
• Latrunculia janeirensis
• Latrunculia kaakaariki
• Latrunculia kaikoura
• Latrunculia kerwathi
• Latrunculia lincfreesei
• Latrunculia lunaviridis
• Latrunculia microacanthoxea
• Latrunculia millerae
• Latrunculia multirotalis
• Latrunculia novaecaledoniae
• Latrunculia oparinae
• Latrunculia oxydiscorhabda
• Latrunculia palmata
• Latrunculia procumbens
• Latrunculia purpurea
• Latrunculia rugosa
• Latrunculia sceptrellifera
• Latrunculia spinispiraefera
• Latrunculia tetraverticillata
• Latrunculia triloba
• Latrunculia triverticillata
• Latrunculia velera
• Latrunculia verenae
• Latrunculia wellingtonensis
• Latrunculia yepayek
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Latrunculia (Biannulata) lunaviridis
  Grüner Mondschwamm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-07-08 19:55:59 

Last edit:

2025-07-08 20:06:28 

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