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Species Name: Latrunculia magnifica

Authority: Keller, 1889

Common Name: Red Tree Sponge

Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean/Red Sea

Natural Environment: Inhabits cave areas on reef slopes

General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 72 to 83°F (22 - 28°C). These tree-like sponges are somewhat difficult to maintain. They feed upon plankton and suspended detritus, and require numerous feedings per day of live and/or preserved commercial phytoplankton products or that of animal and plant powders that produce suspended products in the bulk water. Needs to be placed in the shade and where the current is quite swift. Also, according to the Baensch Marine Atlas Vol. 2, it is extremely poisonous.

Note: For a photo of this sponge, visit the Baensch Marine Atlas Vol. 2, page 32.

Taxonomy: Subphylum Cellularia, Class Demospongiae, Subclass Tetractinomorpha, Order: Hadromerida

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Species Name: Latrunculia magnifica Authority: Keller, 1889 Common Name: Red Tree Sponge Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean/Red Sea Natural Environment: Inhabits cave areas on reef slopes General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 72 to 83°F (22 - 28°C). These tree-like sponges are somewhat difficult to maintain. They feed upon plankton and suspended detritus, and require numerous feedings per day of live and/or preserved commercial phytoplankton products or that of animal and plant powders that produce suspended products in the bulk water. Needs to be placed in the shade and where the current is quite swift. Also, according to the Baensch Marine Atlas Vol. 2, it is extremely poisonous. Note: For a photo of this sponge, visit the Baensch Marine Atlas Vol. 2, page 32. Taxonomy: Subphylum Cellularia, Class Demospongiae, Subclass Tetractinomorpha, Order: Hadromerida
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