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Tethya californiana Orange puffball sponge

Tethya californiana is commonly referred to as Orange puffball sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Tethya californiana, Orange puffball sponge, 2012


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lexID:
13051 
AphiaID:
170942 
Scientific:
Tethya californiana 
German:
Oranger Golfball-Schwamm 
English:
Orange Puffball Sponge 
Category:
Svampe 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Tethyida (Order) > Tethyidae (Family) > Tethya (Genus) > californiana (Species) 
Initial determination:
de Laubenfels, 1932 
Occurrence:
Canada Eastern Pacific, Gulf of California, Northeast Pacific Ocean, USA 
Sea depth:
0 - 440 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 3.15" (8 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 59 °F (°C - 15°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder, omnivore, Suspension 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:
  • Tethya actinia
    Mandarinen-Schwamm
  • Tethya acuta
  • Tethya amplexa
  • Tethya andamanensis
  • Tethya asbestella
  • Tethya aurantium
    Meerorange
  • Tethya beatrizae
  • Tethya bergquistae
    Pink Golfball-Schwamm
  • Tethya boeroi
  • Tethya brasiliana
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-07-20 13:06:57 

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Tethya californiana de Laubenfels, 1932

This sponge is bright orange in colour and have a spherical shape. Can be found low intertidal, in crevices and tide pools. Often seen in kelp forests.

Predators include nudibranchs.

Synonymised names:
Tethya aurantia var. californiana de Laubenfels, 1932 (status change)
Tethya leysae Heim & Nickel, 2010

External links

  1. SIMoN Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Tethya californiana,Strathcona, BC, Canada 2022
Tethya californiana (Carmel Bay) 2019
Tethya californiana, 2019
Tethya californiana, Orange puffball sponge, 2012

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