Demospongiae |
Dictyoceratida |
Spongiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; brackish; depth range 1 - 3 m (Ref. 108813). Tropical; 25°C - 33°C (Ref. 86836)
Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 14.0 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 82103)
Maximum Width: 0.5 cm. Height: 0.5 - 1 cm. Massive sponge, with oscular tubes. Brown to black in color externally, tan internally. Conulose surface, some tubercle-like projections: few mm high, 0.2 - 0.3 cm wide. Compressible.
Size of ocular tubes is 0.5cm in width, and 1cm in height (Ref. 415). Maximum size refers to that of colony which is also 14cm in height (Ref. 82103). Found in lagoons (Ref. 82103) and is common to rare on mangrove roots (Ref. 415). Hosts alpheid shrimps on its canals (Ref. 83410).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Demospongiae are hermaphroditic. Life cycle: The zygote develops into parenchymella larva (free-swimming) before settling down on a substrate where it grows into a young sponge.
Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés. 2005. (Ref. 415)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24 - 28.2, mean 27.3 (based on 407 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
