Agelas wiedenmayeri Brown Clustered Tube Sponge, Wiedenmayer's Agelas

Agelas wiedenmayeri is commonly referred to as Brown Clustered Tube Sponge, Wiedenmayer's Agelas. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dan Schofield, UK

Agelas wiedenmayeri,S Sound Rd, George Town, Cayman Islands 2026 (CC BY)

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Scientific:: Agelas wiedenmayeri
German:: Brauner Röhrenschwamm, Wiedenmayers Agelas
English:: Brown Clustered Tube Sponge, Wiedenmayer's Agelas

Category:: Eponges

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Agelasida (Order) > Agelasidae (Family) > Agelas (Genus) > wiedenmayeri (Species)
Initial determination:: Alcolado, 1984

Occurrence:: Belize, Brazil, Columbia, Cuba, Florida, Greater Antilles, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, USA
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:: 5 - 23 Meter
Habitats:: Rubble floors, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1.57" - 7.87" (4cm - 20cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Plankton, Suspension feeder
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown