词条 | Callyspongia vaginalis |
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| name = Callyspongia vaginalis | image = Callyspongia vaginalis (Branching Vase Sponge - pink variation).jpg | image_width = 200px | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Porifera | classis = Demospongiae | subclassis = Ceractinomorpha | ordo = Haplosclerida | familia = Callyspongiidae | genus = Callyspongia | species = C. vaginalis | binomial = Callyspongia vaginalis | binomial_authority = (Lamarck, 1814) }}Callyspongia vaginalis, known as the branching vase sponge is a demosponge.[1] This species is frequently colonized by Parazoanthus parasiticus, a colonial anemone, and Ophiothrix suensonii, a brittle star.[1] It feeds on plankton and detritus.[1] The color of C. vaginalis is variable, ranging from lavender to brownish-gray to greenish-gray and sometimes light tan.[2] C. vaginalis usually has a tubular growth pattern, although the magnitude of the current affects its growth form.[1] The long, erect tubes taper slightly and have a wide vent up to 2.5 cm in diameter with a thin wall.[2] The sponge has very elastic tubes that vary in length and can stand singly or with other tubes.[1] The sponge is rough with its irregular pits and nubs covering its surface.[1] The species is found on hard surfaces, usually reef plateaus and deep reef slopes.[1]It lives in the area of the Caribbean, Florida, Bermuda, and the Bahamas.[1] It grows at a temperature of 20°-24 °C.[1] References{{Wikispecies}}1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite book |last= Erhardt|first= Harry |author2=Horst Moosleitner |author3=Hans A Baensch |author4=Gero W. Fisher |title= Baensch Marine Atlas Vol. 2 |publisher=MERGUS |year= 1997 |isbn= 3-88244-054-6|page= 93}} 2. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=caribbean_diving_guide&id=443 |title=Marine Species Identification Portal: Branching vase sponge (Callyspongia vaginalis) |publisher=ETI BioInformatics |accessdate=14 May 2011}} External links
3 : Callyspongiidae|Fauna of the Southeastern United States|Animals described in 1814 |
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