Callyspongia aculeata

Callyspongia (Cladochalina) aculeata, commonly known as the branching vase sponge is a species of sea sponge in the family Callyspongiidae.[1]

Callyspongia aculeata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Haplosclerida
Family: Callyspongiidae
Genus: Callyspongia
Subgenus: Cladochalina
Species:
C. aculeata
Binomial name
Callyspongia aculeata
(Linnaeus, 1759)
Synonyms
List
  • Callyspongia (Cladochalina) lineata (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
  • Callyspongia (Cladochalina) papyracea (Schmidt, 1870)
  • Callyspongia (Cladochalina) vaginalis (Lamarck, 1814)
  • Callyspongia (Spinosella) vaginalis (Lamarck, 1814)
  • Callyspongia simplex (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
  • Callyspongia vaginalis (Lamarck, 1814)
  • Siphonochalina papyracea Schmidt, 1870
  • Spinosella maxima Dendy, 1887
  • Spinosella sororia (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
  • Spinosella vaginalis (Lamarck, 1814)
  • Spinosella velata Dendy, 1887
  • Spongia bursaria Lamarck, 1814
  • Spongia clavaherculis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Spongia vaginalis Lamarck, 1814
  • Tuba bursaria (Lamarck, 1814)
  • Tuba irregularis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Tuba lineata Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Tuba megastoma Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Tuba sagoti Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Tuba sanctaecrucis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Tuba simplex Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Tuba sororia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Tuba subenervia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Tuba tortolensis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Tuba vaginalis (Lamarck, 1814)

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. aculeata is variable, ranging from lavender to brownish-gray to greenish-gray and sometimes light tan.[2]

Callyspongia aculeata 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
  1. Erhardt, Harry; Horst Moosleitner; Hans A Baensch; Gero W. Fisher (1997). Baensch Marine Atlas Vol. 2. MERGUS. p. 93. ISBN 3-88244-054-6.
  2. "Marine Species Identification Portal: Branching vase sponge (Callyspongia vaginalis)". ETI BioInformatics. Retrieved 14 May 2011.


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