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Mycale (Mycale) laevis Orange icing sponge

Mycale (Mycale) laevis is commonly referred to as Orange icing sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Mycale laevis,Grand Cayman,Cayman Islands 2026 (CC BY)


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lexID:
7196 
AphiaID:
168638 
Scientific:
Mycale (Mycale) laevis 
German:
Orangefarbiger Angreiferschwamm, Überzieherschwamm 
English:
Orange Icing Sponge 
Category:
Sponzen 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Mycalidae (Family) > Mycale (Genus) > (Mycale) laevis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Carter, ), 1882 
Occurrence:
Belize, Columbia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, USA, Venezuela 
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:
1 - 80 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
3.94" - 19.69" (10cm - 50cm) 
Temperature:
77 °F - 91.4 °F (25°C - 33°C) 
Food:
Plankton, Suspension feeder 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Mycale acerata
  • Mycale adhaerens
  • Mycale africamucosa
  • Mycale alagoana
  • Mycale americana
  • Mycale anatipes
  • Mycale ancorina
  • Mycale angulosa
  • Mycale anisochela
  • Mycale anomala
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-04-14 13:15:10 

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Mycale (Mycale) laevis (Carter, 1882)

Known as the Orange Icing Sponge.

Synonymised names:
Esperella fusca Ridley & Dendy, 1886 · unaccepted (genus transfer and synonymy)
Esperia laevis Carter, 1882 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Mycale (Mycale) fusca (Ridley & Dendy, 1886) · unaccepted (junior synonymy)
Mycale fusca (Ridley & Dendy, 1886) · alternate representation
Mycale laevis (Carter, 1882) · alternate representation (subgenus assignment)
Oxymycale strongylata Pulitzer-Finali, 1986 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)

External links

  1. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 14.04.2026.

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Copyright Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Bild aus Bonaire
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Mycale laevis,Grand Cayman,Cayman Islands 2026 (CC BY)
Mycale laevis,9HMM+576,Vixville Dr, West Bay, Cayman Islands 2026 (CC BY)
Mycale laevis,Eponge orange givrée,Orange king sponge,Saba, Dutch Caribbean 2023

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