Scopalina ruetzleri Orange Lumpy Encrusting Sponge, Ruetzleri's Scopalina

Scopalina ruetzleri is commonly referred to as Orange Lumpy Encrusting Sponge, Ruetzleri's Scopalina. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6712 

AphiaID:

165702 

Scientific:

Scopalina ruetzleri 

German:

Orangefarbener Krustenschwamm, Ruetzleris Scopalina 

English:

Orange Lumpy Encrusting Sponge, Ruetzleri's Scopalina 

Category:

Eponges 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Scopalinida (Order) > Scopalinidae (Family) > Scopalina (Genus) > ruetzleri (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Wiedenmayer, ), 1977 

Occurrence:

Belize, Bonaire, Brazil, Columbia, Cuba, Panama, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, 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:

2 - 50 Meter 

Habitats:

Brackish water, Coral reefs, Coralline algae reef, Coralline soils, coral quarry, Mangrove Zones, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.2" - 0.79" (0.5cm - 2cm) 

Temperature:

25,6 °F - 28,3 °F (25,6°C - 28,3°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton 

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:

• Scopalina agoga
• Scopalina australiensis
• Scopalina azurea
• Scopalina blanensis
• Scopalina bunkeri
• Scopalina canariensis
• Scopalina ceutensis
• Scopalina erubescens
• Scopalina hapalia
• Scopalina hispida
• Scopalina incrustans
• Scopalina lophyropoda
• Scopalina rubra
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-02-05 20:07:44 

Last edit:

2025-04-06 20:31:29 

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