Dysidea arenaria Lavender-gray Web Sponge

Dysidea arenaria is commonly referred to as Lavender-gray Web Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Dysidea cf arenaria, Kwajalein

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lexID:: 9041
AphiaID:: 164922

Scientific:: Dysidea arenaria
German:: Lavendel-grauer Spinnwebenschwamm
English:: Lavender-gray Web Sponge

Category:: Svampdjur

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Dictyoceratida (Order) > Dysideidae (Family) > Dysidea (Genus) > arenaria (Species)
Initial determination:: Bergquist, 1965

Occurrence:: Caroline Island, Hawaii, Marschall Islands, New Caledonia, Philippines, the Society Islands
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:: - 30 Meter
Habitats:: Lagoons, Muddy grounds, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Ship Wrecks
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Plankton, Suspension feeder
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown