Pleraplysilla spinifera White spiny sponge

Pleraplysilla spinifera is commonly referred to as White spiny sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Niet geschikt voor huiskameraquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln

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/ 24.06.2026
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Scientific:: Pleraplysilla spinifera
German:: Weißer Stachelschwamm
English:: White Spiny Sponge

Category:: Sponzen

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Dictyoceratida (Order) > Dysideidae (Family) > Pleraplysilla (Genus) > spinifera (Species)
Initial determination:: (Schulze, ), 1879

Occurrence:: the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Balearic Islands, Bay of Biscay, Croatia, East-Atlantic Ocean, English Channel, France, Ionian Sea (Mediterranean), Italy, Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean), Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), Turkey, Tyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean Sea)
Marine Zone:: Mesopelagial
Mesopelagic zone
lies between 200 to 1000 meters depth, thus it is considered the "twilight zone of the sea" between the light and dark depth zones.
Sea depth:: 1 - 500 Meter
Size:: up to 7.87" (20 cm)
Temperature:: 53.6 °F - 77 °F (12°C - 25°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Suspension feeder
Difficulty:: Niet geschikt voor huiskameraquaria!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown