Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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Callyspongia (Callyspongia) siphonella (Lévi, 1965)
Martin Hablützel photographed the so-called colony siphon sponge during a dive - location Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, Red Sea.
Toxic and release a cloud of toxic substances/strong anti-feeding chemicals when touched to prevent them from being eaten by fish.
Sponges have no nervous, digestive or excretory systems and feed by filtering suspended bacteria and fine detritus. Strong water movement is vital for almost all of them, not only to provide food for these sessile creatures, but also to remove waste/unused materials.
A sponge the size of a baseball can filter about 19 liters of water per hour!
We currently have no information about keeping it in aquaria, as it appears to be very rare there.
It is also known under the unaccepted synonym - Siphonochalina siphonella!
Martin Hablützel photographed the so-called colony siphon sponge during a dive - location Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, Red Sea.
Toxic and release a cloud of toxic substances/strong anti-feeding chemicals when touched to prevent them from being eaten by fish.
Sponges have no nervous, digestive or excretory systems and feed by filtering suspended bacteria and fine detritus. Strong water movement is vital for almost all of them, not only to provide food for these sessile creatures, but also to remove waste/unused materials.
A sponge the size of a baseball can filter about 19 liters of water per hour!
We currently have no information about keeping it in aquaria, as it appears to be very rare there.
It is also known under the unaccepted synonym - Siphonochalina siphonella!
