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Haliclona (Soestella) mucosa Slime Sponge

Haliclona (Soestella) mucosa is commonly referred to as Slime Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Haliclona mucosa,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2020


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lexID:
17916 
AphiaID:
166647 
Scientific:
Haliclona (Soestella) mucosa 
German:
Schleim-Schwamm 
English:
Slime Sponge 
Category:
Sienet 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Haplosclerida (Order) > Chalinidae (Family) > Haliclona (Genus) > (Soestella) mucosa (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Griessinger, ), 1971 
Occurrence:
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), European Coasts, France, Mauritania, North Atlantic Ocean, Senegal, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea 
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:
Meter 
Habitats:
Protected reefs, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks 
Size:
up to 1.18" (3 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder 
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
:
  • Haliclona abbreviata
  • Haliclona acoroides
  • Haliclona agglutinata
  • Haliclona alba
  • Haliclona albifragilis
  • Haliclona algicola
  • Haliclona altera
  • Haliclona alusiana
  • Haliclona amboinensis
  • Haliclona ambrosia
 
More related species
in this lexicon
:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-11-25 20:32:15 

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Haliclona (Soestella) mucosa (Griessinger, 1971)

Synonymised names
Haliclona mucosa (Griessinger, 1971) · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Reniera mucosa Griessinger, 1971 · unaccepted (genus transfer)

External links

  1. doris.ffessm.fr (fr). Abgerufen am 25.11.2025.
  2. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 25.11.2025.

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