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Cliona rhodensis Orange-red boring sponge

Cliona rhodensis is commonly referred to as Orange-red boring sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Cliona carteri © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland, Bild aus der Adria


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lexID:
7469 
AphiaID:
134136 
Scientific:
Cliona rhodensis 
German:
Orangeroter Bohrschwamm 
English:
Orange-red Boring Sponge 
Category:
Губки 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Clionaida (Order) > Clionaidae (Family) > Cliona (Genus) > rhodensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Rützler & Bromley, 1981 
Occurrence:
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Alborán Sea (Mediterranean Sea), European Coasts, Greece, Ionian Sea (Mediterranean), Italy, Red Sea, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Mediterranean Sea 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
0 - 40 Meter 
Habitats:
Rock crevices, Rocky outcrops, Rock ledges, Rocky reefs, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds 
Temperature:
59 °F - 77 °F (15°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder, Plankton 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-01-16 14:26:02 

Info

Drilling sponges such as Cliona rhodensis use acids to "drill" holes in calcareous rock, coral skeletons and mussel shells in which the sponge lives.
Only a small part of the sponge is visible as a dot or spot on the surface. Drilling sponges contribute to the erosion of coral reefs.
The shellfish damaged by the drilling usually die.

Etymology: Named after Rhodes, the type locality

ID confirmed by Prof. Dr. Christine Schoenberg in July 2024!

External links

  1. Cliona rhodensis, new species (Porifera: Hadromerida) from the Mediterranean (en). Abgerufen am 05.08.2024.
  2. DORIS (Données d'Observations pour la Reconnaissance et l'Identification de la faune et la flore Subaquatiques) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Cliona carteri © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland, Bild aus der Adria
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