Crown Sponge

Sycon ciliatum

Explore the Crown Sponge (Sycon ciliatum) species record in The Ark Is Earth, including classification, habitat, distribution, conservation information, and sources.

Summary

The Crown Sponge is a small calcareous marine sponge found in shallow coastal waters around Europe. Its crown-like branching body filters suspended food from seawater, and it provides microhabitat within rocky-shore and seabed communities. Like other sponges, it helps link dissolved and particulate resources in marine ecosystems.

Classification in this archive

Animals › Sponges › Calcareous sponges › Leucosolenida › Sycettidae › Sycon

Habitat and distribution

Regions in this record: Europe

Demonstration note

[DEMO] Crown sponges drive water through tiny body pores using beating cells called choanocytes.