Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: Florida, Caribbean, and Bonaire.
Natural Environment: Inhabits reef ledges, caves and crevices in areas where current is strong.
Aquarium Suitability: May arrive attached to lower sides or side of live rock/rubble. Removed when seen.
Furthermore, keep in mind, if a hitchhiker sponge arrives attached to a coral specimen or live rock, it is reasonable to assume that at one time it was subjected to 'air' when the specimen or rock was harvested/shipped and/or transferred to various storage areas, thereby endangering the ongoing lifespan of the hitchhiker sponge, as it should never to subjected to air! Therefore the ongoing culture of hitchhiker sponges is dismal at best!
Best left in the wild.
Note: For a photo of this sponge, visit the Baensch Marine Atlas Vol. 2, page 75.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Subclass: Heteroscleromorpha
Order: Poecilosclerida
Family: Microcionidae
Genus: Clathria
FYI: This is a destructive boring sponge.
Was previously identified as Rhaphidophlus raraechelae.
