Oscarella carmela Slime Sponge, Slime Membrane Sponge

Oscarella carmela is commonly referred to as Slime Sponge, Slime Membrane Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

16501 

AphiaID:

169715 

Scientific:

Oscarella carmela 

German:

Schleim-Schwamm, Schleim-Membranschwamm 

English:

Slime Sponge, Slime Membrane Sponge 

Category:

Gąbki 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Homoscleromorpha (Class) > Homosclerophorida (Order) > Oscarellidae (Family) > Oscarella (Genus) > carmela (Species) 

Initial determination:

Muricy & Pearse, 2004 

Occurrence:

California, Northeast Pacific Ocean, USA 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

0 - 11 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils, Tide pools / rock pools 

Size:

up to 11.81" (30 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 60.8 °F (°C - 16°C) 

Food:

Bacteria (Bacterioplankton), 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:

• Oscarella balibaloi
• Oscarella bergenensis
• 
  Oscarella carmela
  Schleim-Schwamm, Schleim-Membranschwamm
• Oscarella cruenta
• Oscarella imperialis
• Oscarella kamchatkensis
• 
  Oscarella lobularis
  Fleischschwamm
• Oscarella malakhovi
• Oscarella membranacea
• Oscarella microlobata
• Oscarella nathaliae
• Oscarella nicolae
• Oscarella nigraviolacea
• Oscarella ochreacea
• Oscarella rubra
• Oscarella stillans
• Oscarella tenuis
• Oscarella tuberculata
• Oscarella viridis
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-05-19 14:29:01 

Last edit:

2024-05-19 14:57:19 

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