Demospongiae |
Dictyoceratida |
Spongiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 7 - 45 m (Ref. 108813). Tropical; 28°N - 8°N, 89°W - 64°W
Western Central Atlantic: from Belize south to Panama, north to Bahamas and east to British Virgin Islands.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 27225.
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.
Stevely, J.M. and D.E. Sweat 1994 A preliminary evaluation of the commercial sponges resources of Belize with reference to the location of the Turneffe Islands sponge farm. Atoll Research Bulletin No. 424. National Museum of National History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., USA. (Ref. 87192)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Price category
Unknown.
