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Borojevia cerebrum Calcareous Sponge

Borojevia cerebrum is commonly referred to as Calcareous Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Madeira

Foto: Mittelmeer


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lexID:
14557 
AphiaID:
732703 
Scientific:
Borojevia cerebrum 
German:
Kalkschwamm 
English:
Calcareous Sponge 
Category:
Spugne 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Calcarea (Class) > Clathrinida (Order) > Clathrinidae (Family) > Borojevia (Genus) > cerebrum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Haeckel, ), 1872 
Occurrence:
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), France, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Moluccas, New Zealand, Portugal, South-Africa, Southeast Atlantic, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
0 - 50 Meter 
Size:
up to 3.15" (8 cm) 
Temperature:
60.08 °F - 83.66 °F (15.6°C - 28.7°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder, Plankton 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-03-04 19:18:46 

Info

The sponge Borojevia cerebrum is yellowish, reddish or whitish when alive, it occurs on rocks and in the anchorages of Laminaria algae and epiphytically on algae in the sublittoral.

The pear-shaped sponge has a short stalk that is not clearly separated from the main body. .
The body consists of a mass of intricately anastomosed tubes forming an intricate corm.
The surface of the sponge is perforated, often grooved or folded, and the size can be considerable, up to 8 cm in diameter.
The consistency of Borojevia cerebrum is firm and can compress with low pressure.

Etymology: the name refers to the corm of intertwined tubes resembling a brain.

Similar species: Clathrina cancellata

Synonyms:
Ascaltis cerebrum Haeckel, 1872
Ascaltis decipiens Haeckel, 1872
Ascaltis gyrosa Haeckel, 1872
Clathrina cerebrum (Haeckel, 1872)
Clathrina decipiens (Haeckel, 1872)
Leucosolenia cerebrum (Haeckel, 1870)

External links

  1. Adriatic calcarean sponges (Porifera, Calcarea), with the description of six new species and a richness analysis (en). Abgerufen am 03.03.2022.
  2. DORIS (fr). Abgerufen am 03.03.2022.
  3. Flickr Homepag João Pedro Silva (multi). Abgerufen am 03.03.2022.
  4. Homepage Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, (multi). Abgerufen am 03.03.2022.
  5. SeaLifeBase (en). Abgerufen am 03.03.2022.
  6. Sponge inventory of the French Mediterranean waters, with an emphasis on cave-dwelling species (en). Abgerufen am 03.03.2022.
  7. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 03.03.2022.

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Foto: Baleal, Leiria, Portugal, Ost-Atlantik
Foto: Asria, Mittelmeer
Foto: Mittelmeer

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