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Cliona viridis green boring sponge

Cliona viridis is commonly referred to as green boring sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping.

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grüner Bohrschwamm (Cliona viridis)

grüner Bohrschwamm (Cliona viridis) Marmaris, Türkei, Mittelmeer


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lexID:
7028 
AphiaID:
134146 
Scientific:
Cliona viridis 
German:
Grüner Bohrschwamm 
English:
Green Boring Sponge 
Category:
Spugne 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Clionaida (Order) > Clionaidae (Family) > Cliona (Genus) > viridis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Schmidt, ), 1862 
Occurrence:
Tunesien, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Australia, Azores, European Coasts, Gulf of Mexico, Indian Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Red Sea, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea, USA 
Size:
up to 5.91" (15 cm) 
Temperature:
50 °F - 80.6 °F (10°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder, Phytoplankton, Plankton 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2017-02-27 14:29:49 

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Cliona viridis (Schmidt, 1862)

Cliona viridis ranges from shallow water to about a few hundred meters.It lives in well-lighted zones as well as in caves.Cliona viridis may be white, yellowish or brownish-green in colour. This sponge has been recorded in the Mediterranean Sea,the North-Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.Cliona viridis is a sponge on calcareous substrates (Stone or shell).

Synonymised names:
Cliona copiosa Sarà, 1959 (junior synonym)
Cliona nigricans (Schmidt, 1862) (junior synonym)
Cliona suberea (Schmidt, 1862) (junior synonym)
Cliona tremitensis Sarà, 1961 (junior synonym)
Osculina polystomella Schmidt, 1868 (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Papillella suberea (Schmidt, 1862)
Papillina nigricans Schmidt, 1862 (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Papillina suberea Schmidt, 1862 (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Taguilla nigricans (Schmidt, 1862) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Tapiliata nigricans (Schmidt, 1862) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Tapiliata suberea (Schmidt, 1862) (junior synonym)
Vioa viridis Schmidt, 1862 (genus transfer)

External links

  1. Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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grüner Bohrschwamm (Cliona viridis)
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Cliona viridis © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland, Bild aus der Adria
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Bohrschwamm, Cliona viridis

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