Niphates erecta Lavender Rope Sponge

Niphates erecta is commonly referred to as Lavender Rope Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

7047 

AphiaID:

166776 

Scientific:

Niphates erecta 

German:

Lavendel-Seilschwamm, Aufrechter Niphates 

English:

Lavender Rope Sponge 

Category:

Marine Sponges 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Haplosclerida (Order) > Niphatidae (Family) > Niphates (Genus) > erecta (Species) 

Initial determination:

Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 

Occurrence:

Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico, South America, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, USA, Venezuela 

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:

0 - 100 Meter 

Habitats:

Coralline algae reef, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

35.43" - 70.87" (90cm - 180cm) 

Temperature:

24,7 °F - 28,6 °F (24,7°C - 28,6°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Niphates aga
• Niphates alba
• Niphates amorpha
• Niphates arenata
• Niphates cavernosa
• Niphates caycedoi
• 
  Niphates digitalis
  Rosa Vasenschwamm
• 
  Niphates erecta
  Lavendel-Seilschwamm, Aufrechter Niphates
• Niphates furcata
• Niphates hispida
• Niphates luizae
• Niphates lunisimilis
• Niphates lutea
• Niphates mirabilis
• Niphates nitida
• Niphates obtusispiculifera
• Niphates olemda
• Niphates plumosa
• Niphates recondita
• Niphates rowi
• Niphates toxifera
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-04-20 19:56:10 

Last edit:

2026-02-18 13:26:10 

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