Venus' Flower Basket

Euplectella aspergillum Owen 1841

Euplectella aspergillum (Venus' Flower Basket) is a species of sponge in the family Euplectellidae. It is found in marine habitat.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000447
Definition: An aquatic biome that comprises systems of open-ocean and unprotected coastal habitats, characterized by exposure to wave action, tidal fluctuation, and ocean currents as well as systems that largely resemble these. Water in the marine biome is generally within the salinity range of seawater: 30 to 38 ppt.

EOL has data for 12 attributes, including:

geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region
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Philippines
habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
- Definition: The organism inhabits this environment or ecoregion.
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marine
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000447
- Definition: An aquatic biome that comprises systems of open-ocean and unprotected coastal habitats, characterized by exposure to wave action, tidal fluctuation, and ocean currents as well as systems that largely resemble these. Water in the marine biome is generally within the salinity range of seawater: 30 to 38 ppt.
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water depth
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth
- Definition: The depth of seawater at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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445 m
water temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeawaterTemperature
- Definition: Temperature of the water at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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12.877 degrees Celsius