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Haliclona (Halichoclona) fulva Orange Encrusting Sponge

Haliclona (Halichoclona) fulva is commonly referred to as Orange Encrusting Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln

Haliclona fulva,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2025


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lexID:
5959 
AphiaID:
132802 
Scientific:
Haliclona (Halichoclona) fulva 
German:
Oranger Polsterschwamm 
English:
Orange Encrusting Sponge 
Category:
Svampe 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Haplosclerida (Order) > Chalinidae (Family) > Haliclona (Genus) > (Halichoclona) fulva (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Topsent, ), 1893 
Occurrence:
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Azores, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, France, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Canary Islands, The Gulf of Guinea, the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa 
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:
- 50 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
5.91" - 7.87" (15cm - 20cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 84.2 °F (°C - 29°C) 
Food:
Suspension feeder 
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:
  • Haliclona abbreviata
  • Haliclona acoroides
  • Haliclona agglutinata
  • Haliclona alba
  • Haliclona albifragilis
  • Haliclona algicola
  • Haliclona altera
  • Haliclona alusiana
  • Haliclona amboinensis
  • Haliclona ambrosia
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-03-12 12:26:07 

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Haliclona (Halichoclona) fulva (Topsent, 1893)

Synonymised names
Haliclona fulva (Topsent, 1893) · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Reniera fulva Topsent, 1893 · unaccepted (genus transfer)

External links

  1. Unterwasserwelt Mittelmeer (de). Abgerufen am 28.01.2026.

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Foto: Boulegeade, Marseille, Frankreich
Haliclona fulva,Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FR 2021
Haliclona fulva,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2025

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