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Nicola tetela Calcareous Sponge

Nicola tetela is commonly referred to as Calcareous Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Sponge, calcareous, sp. 6 Nicola sp. Kwajalein 2020


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lexID:
15892 
AphiaID:
873532 
Scientific:
Nicola tetela 
German:
Krokus-Kalkschwamm 
English:
Calcareous Sponge 
Category:
Eponges 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Calcarea (Class) > Clathrinida (Order) > Clathrinidae (Family) > Nicola (Genus) > tetela (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Borojevic & Peixinho, ), 1976 
Occurrence:
Brazil, Curacao, Marschall Islands 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
2,5 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
No reliable information available 
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
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-06-11 20:00:26 

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Nicola tetela (Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976)

A very unusual and little known calcareous sponge of the genus Nicola. The genus name "Nicola" refers to Mrs. Nicole Boury-Esnault in recognition of her dedicated work on the taxonomy of sponges, including calcareous sponges. The type species used to describe the genus is the calcareous sponge Nicola tetela (Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976).

Synonymised names
Guancha tetela Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976 · unaccepted

External links

  1. Researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 26.08.2023.
  2. underwaterkwaj (en). Abgerufen am 26.08.2023.

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