Ianthella basta Elephant Ear Sponge, paper sponge

Ianthella basta is commonly referred to as Elephant Ear Sponge, paper sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3756 

AphiaID:

165135 

Scientific:

Ianthella basta 

German:

Folienschwamm, Elefantenohrschwamm 

English:

Elephant Ear Sponge, Paper Sponge 

Category:

Svampe 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Verongiida (Order) > Ianthellidae (Family) > Ianthella (Genus) > basta (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Pallas, ), 1766 

Occurrence:

Celebes Sea, Central Pazific, Great Barrier Reef, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Raja Amat, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

0 - 100 Meter 

Size:

up to 15.75" (40 cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C) 

Food:

azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Filter feeder, Phytoplankton, Suspension feeder, Zooplankton 

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:

• Ianthella aerophoba
• 
  Ianthella basta
  Folienschwamm, Elefantenohrschwamm
• Ianthella concentrica
• Ianthella flabelliformis
• Ianthella homei
• Ianthella labyrinthus
• Ianthella quadrangulata
• Ianthella reticulata
• Ianthella topsenti

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-06-18 14:44:26 

Last edit:

2020-03-04 10:14:06 

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