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Eponge-voile

Halisarca harmelini Ereskovsky, Lavrov, Boury-Esnault & Vacelet, 2011

AnimalsSpongesDemosponges (Corneo-siliceous sponges)

Associated species

Antler-bryozoan

Related to:

Antler-bryozoan

Smittina cervicornis

Relation type:

Symbiosis

L'éponge-voile vit en total symbiose avec le bryozoaire. L'éponge permet un apport plus efficace de nourriture par le courant d'eau qu'elle crée et le bryozoaire lui assure un support. Cette association est presque toujours présente.

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern Mediterranean

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling

Other common names

Other invalid scientific names

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Halisarca harmeliniGBIF — Halisarca harmelini

Sources

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 23/12/2019 : Halisarca harmelini Ereskovsky, Lavrov, Boury-Esnault & Vacelet, 2011, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2113

Modification history

  • Created by The BioObs team on 23/12/2019

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