Gelliodes callista Spiky Sponge

Gelliodes callista is commonly referred to as Spiky Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17997 

AphiaID:

166716 

Scientific:

Gelliodes callista 

German:

Stacheliger Schwamm 

English:

Spiky Sponge 

Category:

Sponzen 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Haplosclerida (Order) > Niphatidae (Family) > Gelliodes (Genus) > callista (Species) 

Initial determination:

de Laubenfels, 1954 

Occurrence:

Caroline Island, New Caledonia 

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:

Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Suspension feeder 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Gelliodes bifacialis
• Gelliodes biformis
• 
  Gelliodes callista
  Stacheliger Schwamm
• Gelliodes carnosa
• Gelliodes coscinopora
• Gelliodes fayalensis
• Gelliodes fibroreticulata
• Gelliodes fibrosa
• 
  Gelliodes fibulata
  Schwamm
• Gelliodes fragilis
• Gelliodes gracilis
• Gelliodes hamata
• Gelliodes incrustans
• Gelliodes leucosolenia
• Gelliodes licheniformis
• Gelliodes luridus
• Gelliodes macrosigma
• Gelliodes nossibea
• Gelliodes obtusa
• Gelliodes persica
• Gelliodes petrosioides
• Gelliodes poculum
• Gelliodes porosa
• Gelliodes pumila
• Gelliodes ramosa
• Gelliodes spinosella
• Gelliodes spongiosa
• Gelliodes strongylofera
• Gelliodes tenuirhabdus
• Gelliodes truncata
• Gelliodes tubulosa
• Gelliodes wilsoni
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-12-28 14:20:31 

Last edit:

2025-12-28 14:32:32 

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