Pachymatisma johnstonia Elephant's Ear Sponge

Pachymatisma johnstonia is commonly referred to as Elephant's Ear Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Pachymatisma johnstonia
German:: Schwamm
English:: Elephant's Ear Sponge

Category:: Sponzen

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Tetractinellida (Order) > Geodiidae (Family) > Pachymatisma (Genus) > johnstonia (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bowerbank in Johnston, ), 1842

Occurrence:: the North Sea, Bay of Biscay, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, Scandinavia, Spain, the British Isles, The Shetland Islands (Scotland)
Size:: up to 15.75" (40 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton
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:

Pachymatisma areolata
Pachymatisma bifida
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Schwamm
Pachymatisma monaena
Pachymatisma nodosa
Pachymatisma normani

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-05-15 19:23:23
Last edit:: 2014-05-15 19:23:23

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Bowerbank, 1842

Colour: Purple-grey to slate grey to off-white.

The sponge lives on bedrock and stable boulders, often on cliff walls.

A common species in sites with strong water movement, also found on overhangs in extreme shelter.

Depth: down to 300 meters.

Synonyms:
Caminus osculosus Grübe, 1872
Halichondria johnstonia Bowerbank in Johnston, 1842

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Astrophorida (Order) > Geodiidae (Family) > Erylinae (Subfamily) > Pachymatisma (Genus)

External links

Habitas (Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Jim Greenfield (British Marine Life) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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