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Pan pipe sponge

Agelas conifera (Schmidt, 1870)

Status not recordedsponges

The pan pipe sponge (Agelas conifera) is a species in the family Agelasidae, order Agelasida.

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Quick facts about the pan pipe 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 pan pipe sponge live?

Not recorded

Is the pan pipe 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 pan pipe sponge classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumPorifera
  3. classDemospongiae
  4. orderAgelasida
  5. familyAgelasidae
  6. genusAgelas
  7. SpeciesAgelas conifera (Schmidt, 1870)

Synonyms Chalinopsis conifera

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Brown tube spongeEnglish
  • Brauner RöhrenschwammGerman
  • Éponge corne d'élanFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pan pipe sponge

Other species in the same genus Agelas.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pan pipe sponge?

The pan pipe sponge (Agelas conifera) belongs to the family Agelasidae in the order Agelasida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pan pipe sponge (Agelas conifera). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pan-pipe-sponge

MLA

“Pan pipe sponge (Agelas conifera).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pan-pipe-sponge.

BibTeX
@misc{pan_pipe_sponge_2026,
  title = {Pan pipe sponge (Agelas conifera)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pan-pipe-sponge},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}