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Leucaltis nodusgordii Gordian Knot Sponge

Leucaltis nodusgordii is commonly referred to as Gordian Knot Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Leucaltis nodusgordii,Canal Woodin - Mont-Dore, Nouvelle-Calédonie 2025


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lexID:
17985 
AphiaID:
845910 
Scientific:
Leucaltis nodusgordii 
German:
Gordischer Knoten Schwamm 
English:
Gordian Knot Sponge 
Category:
Marine Sponges 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Calcarea (Class) > Clathrinida (Order) > Leucaltidae (Family) > Leucaltis (Genus) > nodusgordii (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Poléjaeff, ), 1883 
Occurrence:
Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, the Seychelles, Zanzibar 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
15 - 25 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-12-22 13:45:03 

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Leucaltis nodusgordii (Poléjaeff, 1883)

Synonymised names
Heteropegma nodusgordii Poléjaeff, 1883 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Leucaltis bathybia var. mascarenica Ridley, 1884 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

External links

  1. Nomadica (fr). Abgerufen am 22.12.2025.
  2. researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 22.12.2025.

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