Antho (Plocamia) karykina Bright Red Sponge, White Starburst Horny Sponge

Antho (Plocamia) karykina is commonly referred to as Bright Red Sponge, White Starburst Horny Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Plocamia karykina (Asilomar) 2022

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lexID:: 15285
AphiaID:: 744396

Scientific:: Antho (Plocamia) karykina
German:: Glattroter Schwamm, Leuchtend Roter Schwamm
English:: Bright Red Sponge, White Starburst Horny Sponge

Category:: Svampe

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Microcionidae (Family) > Antho (Genus) > (Plocamia) karykina (Species)
Initial determination:: (de Laubenfels, ), 1927

Occurrence:: California, Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), Northeast Pacific Ocean, West Coast 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:: Meter
Habitats:: Epibiont (living on other organisms), Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils
Temperature:: °F - 50 °F (°C - 10°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, No reliable information available, Plankton
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:

Antho anisotyla
Antho arbuscula
Antho arcitenens
Antho arctica
Antho atlantidae
Antho bakusi
Antho barbadensis
Antho brattegardi
Antho brondstedi
Antho burtoni
Antho chartacea
Antho circonflexa
Antho coriacea
Antho dichotoma
Antho elegans
Antho erecta
Antho frondifera
Antho galapagosensis
Antho graceae
Antho granditoxa
Antho gymnazusa
Antho hallezi
Antho heterospiculata
Antho illgi
Antho inconspicua
Antho inconstans
Antho involvens
Antho jia
Antho karykina
Antho karyoka
Antho kellyae
Antho lambei
Antho levii
Antho lithisticola
Antho lithophoenix
Antho manaarensis
Antho mediterranea
Antho morisca
Antho novizelanica
Antho nuda
Antho opuntioides
Antho oxeifera
Antho paradoxa
Antho paucispina
Antho pellita
Antho penneyi
Antho planoramosa
Antho prima
Antho primitiva
Antho punicea
Antho ramosa
Antho ridleyi
Antho saintvincenti
Antho signata
Antho simplicissima
Antho spinulosa
Antho tuberosa
Antho wunschorum

More related species in this lexicon:

Antho (Plocamia) karykina
Glattroter Schwamm, Leuchtend Roter Schwamm

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-10-18 19:29:24
Last edit:: 2025-12-14 19:03:34

Info

Antho (Plocamia) karykina (de Laubenfels, 1927)

Its a bright red sponge. Can be found in the Northern Pacific.

The Holotype was described from Northern California.

Synonymised names:
Antho (Acarnia) karykina (de Laubenfels, 1927) · unaccepted (subgenus transfer)
Antho karykina (de Laubenfels, 1927) · alternate representation (subgenus assignment)
Plocamia karykina de Laubenfels, 1927 · unaccepted (genus transfer of corrected name)
Plocamia karykinos de Laubenfels, 1927 · unaccepted (genus transfer)

External links

sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 12.03.2024.
Stanford SeaNet (en). Abgerufen am 18.10.2022.

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