Leucandra aspera Knobby Calcareous Sponge, Ccryptic White Sponge

Leucandra aspera is commonly referred to as Knobby Calcareous Sponge, Ccryptic White Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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lexID:: 7220
AphiaID:: 164278

Scientific:: Leucandra aspera
German:: Knollen-Kalkschwamm
English:: Knobby Calcareous Sponge, Ccryptic White Sponge

Category:: Gąbki

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Calcarea (Class) > Leucosolenida (Order) > Grantiidae (Family) > Leucandra (Genus) > aspera (Species)
Initial determination:: (Schmidt, ), 1862

Occurrence:: the North Sea, Azores, Barents Sea, Bay of Biscay, Belize, Central Atlantic, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, Florida, Honduras, North Atlantic Ocean, Panama, Portugal, Scandinavia, The Bahamas, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Netherlands Antilles, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean
Marine Zone:: Supralitoral
Sea depth:: 0 - 70 Meter
Habitats:: Rock crevices, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1.97" - 11.81" (5cm - 30cm)
Temperature:: 41 °F - 86 °F (5°C - 30°C)
Food:: Filter feeder
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Leucandra abratsbo
Leucandra algoaensis
Leucandra amakusana
Leucandra amorpha
Leucandra ananas
Leucandra anfracta
Leucandra anguinea
Leucandra apicalis
Leucandra armata
Leucandra aspera
Knollen-Kalkschwamm
Leucandra astricta
Leucandra australiensis
Leucandra balearica
Leucandra barbata
Leucandra bathybia
Leucandra belemnifera
Leucandra bleeki
Leucandra bolivari
Leucandra brumalis
Leucandra bulbosa
Leucandra caminus
Leucandra capillata
Leucandra cerebrum
Leucandra cirrhosa
Leucandra claviformis
Leucandra coimbrae
Leucandra comata
Leucandra compacta
Leucandra conica
Leucandra connectens
Leucandra crambessa
Leucandra crassior
Leucandra crosslandi
Leucandra crustacea
Leucandra cumberlandensis
Leucandra curva
Leucandra cylindrica
Leucandra donnani
Leucandra dwarkaensis
Leucandra echinata
Leucandra egedii
Leucandra elegans
Leucandra erinacea
Leucandra falakra
Leucandra falcigera
Leucandra fernandensis
Leucandra fistulosa
Leucandra foliata
Leucandra fragilis
Leucandra frigida
Leucandra gausapata
Leucandra gaussii
Leucandra glabra
Leucandra gladiator
Leucandra globosa
Leucandra gossei
Leucandra haurakii
Leucandra heathi
Heaths Kalkschwamm
Leucandra helena
Leucandra hentschelii
Leucandra hispida
Leucandra hozawai
Leucandra impigra
Leucandra irregularis
Leucandra kagoshimensis
Leucandra kerguelensis
Leucandra kurilensis
Leucandra laptevi
Leucandra levis
Leucandra lobata
Leucandra loricata
Leucandra losangelensis
Leucandra magna
Leucandra masatierrae
Leucandra mawsoni
Leucandra meandrina
Leucandra mediocancellata
Leucandra minima
Leucandra minor
Leucandra mitsukurii
Leucandra multifida
Leucandra multiformis
Leucandra multituba
Leucandra nakamurai
Leucandra nausicaae
Leucandra nicolae
Leucandra odawarensis
Leucandra okinoseana
Leucandra onigaseana
Leucandra ovata
Leucandra pacifica
Leucandra palaoensis
Leucandra pallida
Leucandra pandora
Leucandra paucispina
Leucandra phillipensis
Leucandra platei
Leucandra poculiformis
Leucandra polejaevi
Leucandra prava
Leucandra pulvinar
Leucandra pumila
Leucandra pyriformis
Leucandra ramosa
Leucandra regina
Leucandra reniformis
Leucandra rigida
Leucandra riojai
Leucandra rodriguezi
Leucandra rudifera
Leucandra sagmiana
Leucandra secutor
Leucandra serrata
Leucandra seychellensis
Leucandra sola
Leucandra solida
Leucandra sphaeracella
Leucandra spinifera
Leucandra spinosa
Leucandra spissa
Leucandra splendens
Leucandra sulcata
Leucandra taylori
Leucandra thulakomorpha
Leucandra tomentosa
Leucandra topsenti
Leucandra tropica
Leucandra tuba
Leucandra tuberculata
Leucandra typica
Leucandra uschuariensis
Leucandra vaginata
Leucandra valida
Leucandra verdensis
Leucandra vermiformis
Leucandra vesicularis
Leucandra villosa
Leucandra vitrea
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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-06-14 11:43:56
Last edit:: 2024-06-16 16:11:28

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Leucandra aspera (Schmidt, 1862)

Synonymised names
Leucandra lesinensis Haeckel, 1872 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Leuconia aspera (Schmidt, 1862) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Leuconia messinensis Haeckel, 1872 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Leuconia nicaeensis Haeckel, 1872 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Spongia panicea sensu Esper, 1794 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Sycinula aspera (Schmidt, 1862) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Sycon asperum Schmidt, 1862 · unaccepted (genus transfer)

External links

Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Orbis (en). Abgerufen am 16.06.2024.
SeaLifeBase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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