Spirastrella cunctatrix
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Spirastrella cunctatrix , is a species of sponges and belongs to the class of horned silica sponges . In the literature it is also referred to as the Orange Radiant Sponge or Red Crust Sponge .
features
Spirastrella cunctatrix forms colonies that can reach a diameter of over 5 cm. They rarely get bigger. The colonies form thin, soft crusts a few millimeters thick that are bright orange in color. There are striking, strong channels on the surface, which merge radially and open into a common outlet opening.
This type can be confused with the similarly colored crambe crambe , the surface of which is smooth to the touch. However, the surface of Spirastrella cunctatrix is rough.
Occurrence
The distribution area includes sublittoral in the Mediterranean . Different hard floors are settled. Colonies are mostly found in shaded places such as under overhangs, in crevices and caves. More rarely also in the root area of seagrasses.
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- ↑ a b Helmut Göthel: Lower Animals Color Atlas Mediterranean Fauna: Lower Animals and Fish. Ulmer, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-8001-7368-9 .
- ↑ a b c Peter Wirtz, Helmut Debelius: Lower animals Mediterranean and Atlantic Hamburg. Jahr-Top-Special-Verlag, Hamburg 2003, ISBN 3-86132-681-7 .
