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Niphates erecta Lavender Rope Sponge

Niphates erecta is commonly referred to as Lavender Rope Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
7047 
AphiaID:
166776 
Scientific:
Niphates erecta 
German:
Lavendel-Seilschwamm, Aufrechter Niphates 
English:
Lavender Rope Sponge 
Category:
Sienet 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Haplosclerida (Order) > Niphatidae (Family) > Niphates (Genus) > erecta (Species) 
Initial determination:
Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 
Occurrence:
Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico, South America, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, USA, Venezuela 
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:
0 - 100 Meter 
Habitats:
Coralline algae reef, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
35.43" - 70.87" (90cm - 180cm) 
Temperature:
24,7 °F - 28,6 °F (24,7°C - 28,6°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder, Plankton, 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
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-02-18 13:26:10 

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Niphates erecta Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

Synonymised names
Fibularia ramosa Carter, 1882 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Gelliodes areolata (Wilson, 1902) · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Gelliodes ramosa (Carter, 1882) · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Haliclona areolata (Wilson, 1902) · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Haliclona variabilis sensu de Laubenfels, 1950 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Niphates thomasiana Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Niphates venosa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Pachychalina areolata Wilson, 1902 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

External links

  1. Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 18.02.2026.

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