Halisarca caerulea Halisarca caerulea

Halisarca caerulea is commonly referred to as Halisarca caerulea. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln

Halisarca caerulea, Kralendijk, Caribbean Netherlands 2025

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lexID:: 6718
AphiaID:: 166037

Scientific:: Halisarca caerulea
German:: Schwamm
English:: Halisarca Caerulea

Category:: Губки

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Chondrillida (Order) > Halisarcidae (Family) > Halisarca (Genus) > caerulea (Species)
Initial determination:: Vacelet & Donadey, 1987

Occurrence:: Belize, Panama, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean
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:: associated with with coral skeletons, Coral reefs, Mangrove Zones, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.08" - 0.12" (0.2cm - 0.3cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown