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Dysidea fragilis Goosebump Sponge

Dysidea fragilis is commonly referred to as Goosebump Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
6523 
AphiaID:
132324 
Scientific:
Dysidea fragilis 
German:
Feiner Stachelschwamm 
English:
Goosebump Sponge 
Category:
Gąbki 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Dictyoceratida (Order) > Dysideidae (Family) > Dysidea (Genus) > fragilis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Montagu, ), 1814 
Occurrence:
Russland, Tunesien, the Black Sea, the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cuba, France, Gulf of Mexico, Indonesia, Mexico (East Pacific), Namibia, New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, Red Sea, the British Isles, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean Sea 
Marine Zone:
Mesopelagial
Mesopelagic zone
lies between 200 to 1000 meters depth, thus it is considered the "twilight zone of the sea" between the light and dark depth zones. 
Sea depth:
13 - 2300 Meter 
Size:
11.81" - 19.69" (30cm - 50cm) 
Temperature:
41 °F - 80.6 °F (5°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder, Suspension feeder 
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:
  • Dysidea aedificanda
  • Dysidea amblia
    Stachelschwamm
  • Dysidea anceps
  • Dysidea arenaria
  • Dysidea avara
    Höhlenwächterschwamm, Grober Stachelschwamm
  • Dysidea cachui
  • Dysidea cacos
  • Dysidea cana
  • Dysidea chalinoides
  • Dysidea chilensis
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-06-23 23:34:39 

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Dysidea fragilis (Montagu, 1818)

The Goosebump Sponge is usually whitish or grey in colour but can also be brown.An almost ubiquitous sponge under boulders on the low shore and on hard substrata.

Synonymised names:
Duseideia fragilis (Montagu, 1814) (genus transfer)
Dysidea coriacea Bowerbank, 1874 (junior synonym)
Spongelia fistularis Schmidt, 1864
Spongelia fragilis (Montagu, 1814) (genus transfer)
Spongelia fragilis var. irregularis Lendenfeld, 1889 (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Spongelia pallescens fragilis (Montagu, 1814) (genus transfer)
Spongia fragilis Montagu, 1814 (genus transfer)

Direct children (3):
Variety Dysidea fragilis var. fasciculata (Wilson, 1925) accepted as Dysidea fasciculata (Wilson, 1925) (status change)
Variety Dysidea fragilis var. ramosa (Schulze, 1879) accepted as Dysidea avara (Schmidt, 1862) (junior synonym)
Variety Dysidea fragilis var. tubulosa (Schulze, 1879) accepted as Dysidea avara (Schmidt, 1862) (junior synonym)

External links

  1. Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. The Marine Life Information Network (MarLIN) (en). Abgerufen am 23.06.2025.
  4. underwaterkwaj.com (en). Abgerufen am 17.04.2021.
  5. Unterwasserwelt-Mittelmeer (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  6. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Commonly

Dysidea fragilis © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria
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Dysidea-fragilis-k01-160111_Hypselodoris decorata also preys on this sponge, as does the closely related H. maculosa.
Dysidea-fragilis-k01-131013_Ceratosoma tenue has also been found feeding on what appears to be Dysidea fragilis.
Dysidea-fragilis-e02-1x_This sponge may be the sole food for Hypselodoris whitei.
Dysidea-fragilis-Chromodoris colemani will also eat what appears to be the same sponge.

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