Hamigera hamigera Red Encrusting Sponge

Hamigera hamigera is commonly referred to as Red Encrusting Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

10403 

AphiaID:

133541 

Scientific:

Hamigera hamigera 

German:

Roter Krustenschwamm 

English:

Red Encrusting Sponge 

Category:

Eponges 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Hymedesmiidae (Family) > Hamigera (Genus) > hamigera (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Schmidt, ), 1862 

Occurrence:

Tunesien, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Temperature:

°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton, 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:

• Hamigera avellanea
• Hamigera brevicompactus
• Hamigera dendyi
• Hamigera fusca
• 
  Hamigera hamigera
  Roter Krustenschwamm
• Hamigera inflata
• Hamigera ingelheimensis
• Hamigera insecticola
• Hamigera macrostrongyla
• Hamigera pallida
• Hamigera paravellanea
• 
  Hamigera strongylata
  Gelber Krustenschwamm
• 
  Hamigera tarangaensis
  Taranga Krustenschwamm
• Hamigera terricola
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Hamigera bakusi
  Oranger Krustenschwamm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-02-01 11:12:49 

Last edit:

2026-01-08 13:28:14 

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