Name
Suberites
esponja de ermitaño
Framing
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Genus: Suberites
Habitat
Aquatic, marine, benthic, benthic, sessile, shells upholsterer
Feeding
Filter feeder
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic coast of the Northern Hemisphere and Mediterranean Sea. Cited in the Caribbean Sea
Conservation status
Not evaluated
Additional information
Spherical or subspherical shape. orange colour. Suberites domuncula grows on the shells carried by hermit crabs, with which it associates, taking advantage of the displacement
Additional information
Bibliography
- Baldacconi, R., & Trainito, E. (2013). Spugne del Mediterraneo: Guida al Riconoscimento. Edizioni il Castello.
- Becerro, M. (2012). Advances in sponge science. Phylogeny, systematics, ecology.
Elsevier/Academic Press. Disponible en biblioteca UGR.
- Lesser, M. (2012). Advances in sponge science. Physiology, chemical and microbial diversity, biotechnology. Elsevier/Academic Press. Disponible en biblioteca UGR