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Euplectella aspergillum - Southeast Asia - (18340)
(Product No.: 18340)
You are purchasing the exact item described and pictured. As a natural product, irregularities in form and condition may occur, which should not be considered as defects. Therefore, we strongly recommend carefully reviewing the provided images!
Name:
Euplectella aspergillum
Common name:
venus' flower basket, glass sponge
Family / Genus / Species / Binom / Author:
Euplectellidae → Euplectella → aspergillum → Euplectella aspergillum → Owen, 1841
Protection status:
Location:
Philippines / Southeast Asia
Size of the specimen:
Length: 27,5 cm
Diameter: 4,1 cm
Weight:
19 Gram
The skeleton of this glass sponge consists of a network of silicate needles that are very similar to commercial glass fibers and give it high stability. Interestingly, pairs of a small bioluminescent crab species often live in the sponges, which migrate as larvae through pores into the sponge body and spend their entire life in the sponge body. The fiberglass structure of the sponge transmits the crabs' glow to the outside, thus attracting food for the lodgers. In return, the crabs clean the sponge. In Japanese culture, such sponges are a popular wedding gift as a "prison of marriage" or "Venus flower basket".
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Pictures:
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This item is not subject to any protected status according to:
Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
EU Regulation 750/2013
Habitats Directive EU 2013/17
Birds Directive 2009/147
Amendment of the Federal Species Conservation Ordinance
Federal Nature Conservation Act
| HIERARCHY | OBJECT 1 |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Porifera |
| Class | Hexactinellida |
| Order | Lyssacinosida |
| Family | Euplectellidae |
| Subfamily | Euplectellinae |
| Genus | Euplectella |
| Species | aspergillum |
| Binom | Euplectella aspergillum |
| Author | Owen, 1841 |
Research on other websites (External linking):
Species protection
www.wisia.de 🔗 - Taxonomic search on the website "Wissenschaftliches Informationssystem zum Internationalen Artenschutz"
Taxonomy
www.sealifebase.ca 🔗 - Taxonomic search for marine species on the website "SeaLifeBase"
www.marinespecies.org 🔗 - Taxonomic search for marine species on the website "World Register of Marine Species"
www.catalogueoflife.org 🔗 - Taxonomic search for Euplectella aspergillum on the website "Catalogue of Life"
www.wikipedia.de 🔗 - Taxonomic search for Euplectella aspergillum on the website "Wikipedia"
This product was added to our catalog on Thursday, March 2, 2023.