Ircinia variabilis Stinker sponge

Ircinia variabilis is commonly referred to as Stinker sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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lexID:: 13893
AphiaID:: 132362

Scientific:: Ircinia variabilis
German:: Krustenlederschwamm, Stinkerschwamm
English:: Stinker Sponge

Category:: Eponges

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Dictyoceratida (Order) > Irciniidae (Family) > Ircinia (Genus) > variabilis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Schmidt, ), 1862

Occurrence:: Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Balearic Islands, Bermuda, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Ionian Sea (Mediterranean), Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean), Portugal, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean Sea), West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: 1 - 450 Meter
Size:: up to 9.84" (25 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 84.2 °F (°C - 29°C)
Food:: Bacteria (Bacterioplankton), Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder, Zooxanthellae / Light
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:

Ircinia akaroa
Ircinia anomala
Ircinia arbuscula
Ircinia aruensis
Ircinia arundinacea
Ircinia atrovirens
Ircinia aucklandensis
Ircinia cactiformis
Ircinia cactus
Ircinia caliculata
Ircinia campana
Vasenschwamm, Trichterschwamm
Ircinia chevreuxi
Ircinia clavata
Ircinia collectrix
Ircinia condensa
Ircinia conulosa
Ircinia cuspidata
Ircinia cylindracea
Ircinia dendroides
Ircinia dickinsoni
Ircinia digitata
Ircinia echinata
Ircinia ectofibrosa
Ircinia favosa
Ircinia felix
Oranger Bohrschwamm, Stink-Schwamm
Ircinia filamentosa
Ircinia fistulosa
Ircinia flagelliformis
Ircinia friabilis
Ircinia fusca
Ircinia hummelincki
Ircinia intertexta
Ircinia irregularis
Ircinia lendenfeldi
Ircinia marginalis
Ircinia microconulosa
Ircinia mutans
Ircinia novaezealandiae
Ircinia oligoceras
Ircinia oros
Lederschwamm
Ircinia pauciarenaria
Ircinia paucifilamentosa
Ircinia paupera
Ircinia pellita
Ircinia pilosa
Ircinia pinna
Ircinia procumbens
Ircinia ramodigitata
Ircinia ramosa
Ircinia rectilinea
Ircinia repens
Ircinia reteplana
Ircinia retidermata
Ircinia rubra
Ircinia schulzei
Ircinia selaginea
Ircinia sergipana
Ircinia solida
Ircinia spiculosa
Ircinia stipitata
Ircinia strobilina
Grauer Ballschamm, Schwarzer Ballschwamm
Ircinia subaspera
Ircinia tintinnabula
Ircinia tristis
Ircinia truncata
Ircinia tuberosa
Ircinia turrita
Ircinia undulans
Ircinia vallata
Ircinia variabilis
Krustenlederschwamm, Stinkerschwamm
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Ircinia wistarii

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2021-05-26 17:43:06
Last edit:: 2021-05-30 14:16:41

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Synonyms:
Euricinia variabilis (Schmidt, 1862)
Hircinia (Euricinia) variabilis Schmidt, 1862
Hircinia (Euricinia) variabilis var. flavescens Schmidt, 1862
Hircinia (Euricinia) variabilis var. galea Lendenfeld, 1889
Hircinia (Euricinia) variabilis var. hirsuta (Schmidt, 1862)
Hircinia (Euricinia) variabilis var. lingua Schmidt, 1868
Hircinia (Euricinia) variabilis var. mammillaris Schmidt, 1868
Hircinia (Euricinia) variabilis var. typica Nardo, 1847
Hircinia flavescens Schmidt, 1862
Hircinia hebes Schmidt, 1862
Hircinia hirsuta Schmidt, 1862
Hircinia lingua Schmidt, 1868
Hircinia mamillaris Schmidt, 1868
Hircinia panicea Schmidt, 1862
Hircinia typica Nardo, 1847
Hircinia variabilis Schmidt, 1862
Hircinia variabilis var. fistulata Szymanski, 1904
Hircinia variabilis var. galea Lendenfeld, 1889
Hircinia variabilis var. hirsuta Schmidt, 1862
Hircinia variabilis var. mammillaris Schmidt, 1868
Hircinia variabilis var. typica Nardo, 1847
Ircinia fasciculata sensu Vacelet, 1959
Ircinia fasciculata var. variabilis (Schmidt, 1862)
Ircinia flavescens (Schmidt, 1862)
Ircinia hebes (Schmidt, 1862)
Ircinia hirsuta (Schmidt, 1862)
Ircinia hospitum Nardo, 1833
Ircinia lingua (Schmidt, 1868)
Ircinia panicea (Schmidt, 1862)
Ircinia rigida Nardo, 1833
Ircinia spongiastrum Nardo, 1833
Ircinia tenax Nardo, 1833
Ircinia typica (Nardo, 1847)
Ircinia variabilis var. typica Nardo, 1847
Spongia cavernosa sensu Nardo, 1833
Spongia licheniformis var. gamma Lamarck, 1814

External links

An overview of the Mediterranean cave-dwelling horny sponges (Porifera, Demospongiae) (en). Abgerufen am 26.05.2021.
Homepage Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 26.05.2021.
Marine Invertebrates of Bermuda (en). Abgerufen am 26.05.2021.
Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 26.05.2021.
Porifera (en). Abgerufen am 26.05.2021.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 26.05.2021.

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