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Dictyonella incisa Marine sponge

Dictyonella incisa is commonly referred to as Marine sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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25.01.2026
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lexID:
18112 
AphiaID:
Scientific:
Dictyonella incisa 
German:
Meereschwamm 
English:
Marine Sponge 
Category:
Svampdjur 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Bubarida (Order) > Dictyonellidae (Family) > Dictyonella (Genus) > incisa (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Schmidt, ), 1880 
Occurrence:
Straße von Gibraltar, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Alborán Sea (Mediterranean Sea), Azores, Croatia, European Coasts, France, Ionian Sea (Mediterranean), Italy, Levantine Sea (Mediterranean), Macaronesia (Macaronesian Islands), Madeira, Northeast Atlantic, Portugal, Sardinia, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey 
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 - 50 Meter 
Habitats:
Bare rocky cliff, Coral reefs, Detritic bottoms, Marine / Salt Water, Overhangs, Reef slopes, Reef walls, Rocky reefs, Rocky, hard seabeds, Shaded habitats, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns 
Temperature:
59 °F - 68 °F (15°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder, Organic suspended sediment , Plankton, 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
:
  • Dictyonella alangii
  • Dictyonella alonsoi
  • Dictyonella arenosa
  • Dictyonella chlorophyllacea
  • Dictyonella circinata
  • Dictyonella conglomerata
  • Dictyonella dictyospora
  • Dictyonella erysiphoides
  • Dictyonella foliaformis
  • Dictyonella funicularis
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-02-01 18:52:52 

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Dictyonella incisa is a fleshy, solid, roundish sea sponge, often with visible longitudinal ribs, comb structures, and many small warts.
Dictyonella incisa also forms crust-like structures.

In vivo, the sponge has a characteristic bright egg yolk color (yellow to orange).

The ostia of the sea sponge are not visible, while oscula are rare and are located on the surface of the sponge between the conules.
The ectosome is firmly attached to the choanosome, which flakes off when pulled, as is characteristic of the genus.

Consistency: Dictyonella incisa has a soft consistency and is yielding to the touch.

The sea sponge is mainly found in the Mediterranean Sea.

Synonyms:
Phakellia incisa Schmidt, 1880 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Rhaphidostyla incisa (Schmidt, 1880) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Stylotella incisa (Schmidt, 1880) · unaccepted (genus transfer)


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