Calcarea |
Clathrinida |
Clathrinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 358). Subtropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 358)
Sponge being able to reach the size of 10 cm; interlaced tubes; of variable section (0.05 to 0.2 cm); osculum is located at the end of the broadest channel; color of a sharp yellow (Ref. 358).
Maximum Size: 10 cm. Description: Interlaced tubes, of variable section (0.05 to 0.2 cm), osculum is located at the end of the broadest channel; color of a sharp yellow (Ref. 358). Biotope: caves and cracks, zones of solid drop shadow by the rock overhangs, on the surface and up to 20 m of depth (Ref. 358).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Calcarea are hermaphroditic. Life cycle: The zygote develops into either coeloblastula or amphiblastula larva (free-swimming) before settling down on a substrate where it grows into a young sponge.
Göthel, H. 1992 Guide de la faune sous-marine: La Méditerranée. Invertébrés marins et poissons. Eygen Ulmer GmbH & Co. 318 p. (Ref. 358)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 17.4 - 19.5, mean 18.6 (based on 229 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
