Hairy Tube Sponges
Sycon
Sycon is a genus of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Sycettidae. These sponges are small, growing up to 7.5 cm and having length from 2.5 to7.5, and are tube-shaped and often white to cream in colour. It is a genus of sponges. They are known to aquarium hobbyists as "Pineapple" or "Q-Tip" sponges, and are frequent "hitchhikers" accidentally brought in.
22 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Small Calcareous Cup
speciesSycon ciliatum
Sycon capricorn
speciesSycon capricorn
Sycon raphanus
speciesSycon raphanus
Sycon elegans
speciesSycon elegans
Sycon quadrangulatum
speciesSycon quadrangulatum
Sycon humboldti
speciesSycon humboldti
Sycon coactum
speciesSycon coactum
Sycon barbadense
speciesSycon barbadense
Sycon compactum
speciesSycon compactum
Sycon lambei
speciesSycon lambei
Sycon lingua
speciesSycon lingua
Sycon mundulum
speciesSycon mundulum
Sycon protectum
speciesSycon protectum
Sycon ampulla
speciesSycon ampulla
Sycon defendens
speciesSycon defendens
Sycon dunstervillia
speciesSycon dunstervillia
Sycon lunulatum
speciesSycon lunulatum
Sycon natalense
speciesSycon natalense
Sycon scaldiense
speciesSycon scaldiense
Sycon gelatinosum
speciesSycon gelatinosum
Sycon pedicellatum
speciesSycon pedicellatum
Sycon faulkneri
speciesSycon faulkneri
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 347738.