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Chalice sponge

Phakellia ventilabrum (Linnaeus, 1767)

Status not recordedsponges

The chalice sponge (Phakellia ventilabrum) is a species in the family Bubaridae, order Bubarida.

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Quick facts about the chalice sponge

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chalice sponge live?

Not recorded

Is the chalice sponge endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the chalice sponge classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumPorifera
  3. classDemospongiae
  4. orderBubarida
  5. familyBubaridae
  6. genusPhakellia
  7. SpeciesPhakellia ventilabrum (Linnaeus, 1767)

Synonyms Halichondria ventilabrum, Phacellia ventilabrum, Phakellia ventilabra, Spongia strigosa, Spongia venosa, Spongia ventilabra, Spongia ventilabrum

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Chalice horny spongeEnglish
  • Mermaid's gloveEnglish
  • houba nálevkovitáCzech
  • KelchschwammGerman
  • éponge caliceFrench
  • 컵맵시해면Korean
  • viftesvampNorwegian Bokmål
  • elefantöraSwedish
  • Éponge-caliceFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the chalice sponge

Other species in the same genus Phakellia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the chalice sponge?

The chalice sponge (Phakellia ventilabrum) belongs to the family Bubaridae in the order Bubarida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chalice sponge (Phakellia ventilabrum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chalice-sponge

MLA

“Chalice sponge (Phakellia ventilabrum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chalice-sponge.

BibTeX
@misc{chalice_sponge_2026,
  title = {Chalice sponge (Phakellia ventilabrum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chalice-sponge},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}