Amphilectus digitatus Glove Sponge, Glove Horny Sponge

Amphilectus digitatus is commonly referred to as Glove Sponge, Glove Horny Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Karen Cram, Canada

Amphilectus digitatus, Mount Waddington A, BC, Canada 2023

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lexID:: 16682
AphiaID:: 225695

Scientific:: Amphilectus digitatus
German:: Handschuh Schwamm
English:: Glove Sponge, Glove Horny Sponge

Category:: Spugne

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Esperiopsidae (Family) > Amphilectus (Genus) > digitatus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Miklucho-Maclay, ), 1870

Occurrence:: Aleutian Islands, British Columbia, Canada Eastern Pacific, Gulf of Alaska (Pacific), Northwest Pacific, the Sea of Okhotsk, USA
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:: 9 - 291 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 17.72" (45 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 53.6 °F (°C - 12°C)
Food:: Filter 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:

Amphilectus americanus
Amphilectus columnatus
Amphilectus dactylus
Amphilectus digitatus
Handschuh Schwamm
Amphilectus fimbriatus
Amphilectus flabellatus
Amphilectus fleecei
Amphilectus fucorum
Geschredderter Möhren-Schwamm, Tang-Schwamm
Amphilectus glaber
Amphilectus informis
Amphilectus laxus
Amphilectus lesliei
Amphilectus lobatus
Amphilectus munitus
Amphilectus pedicellatus
Amphilectus rugosus
Amphilectus strepsichelifer
Amphilectus typichela
Amphilectus unciger
Amphilectus utriculus

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2024-08-15 13:01:26
Last edit:: 2024-08-15 13:15:51

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Amphilectus digitatus (Miklucho-Maclay, 1870)

Erect, large sponge. Finger-like, form lobes oder funnel-shaped.

Similar to Isodictya rigida, Isodictya quatsinoensis , Isodictya vancouverensis and Homaxinella amphispicula.

Synonymised names
Esperiopsis digitata (Miklucho-Maclay, 1870) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Neoesperiopsis digitata (Miklucho-Maclay, 1870) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Veluspa digitata Miklucho-Maclay, 1870 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Veluspa polymorpha var. digitata Miklucho-Maclay, 1870 · unaccepted (genus transfer)

Direct children (2)
Amphilectus digitatus digitatus (Miklucho-Maclay, 1870)
Amphilectus digitatus infundibulus (Koltun, 1958)

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Amphilectus digitatus, Mount Waddington A, BC, Canada 2023

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