Agelas clathrodes

Author
(Schmidt, 1870)
Common Names
  • Orange Elephant Ear Sponge

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Agelas clathrodes
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HRI-UNAM-BDMY
1
Min Depth
2 meters
Max Depth
15 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Bermuda, Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, Brazil
Habitat-Biology
  • coral reef
References

  • Gómez, P. 2002. Esponjas Marinas del Golfo de México y el Caribe. AGT Editor, S. A., Mexico, D. F. 134 pp.

  • Green, G. 1977a. Ecology of toxicity in marine sponges. Marine Biology 40: 207–215.

  • Stinnett, T. L. 1989. Species composition and ecological zonation of the sponge fauna of Enmedio Reef, Veracruz, México. Master's Thesis, Division of Biology, Corpus Christi State University, Corpus Christi, Texas. 23 pp.

  • Storr, J. F. 1976. Ecological factors controlling sponge distribution in the Gulf of Mexico and the resulting zonation. Pp. 261–276 in F. W. H. Harrison and R. R. Cowden, eds. Aspects of Sponge Biology. Academic Press, New York.

Endnotes

  • Treated as Agelas oroides (Schmidt, 1864) by Storr (1976).

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Rützler, K., R. W. M. van Soest, and C. Piantoni. 2009. Sponges (Porifera) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 285–313 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-14-2024.

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