Demospongiae |
Dictyoceratida |
Thorectidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; brackish. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Massive, often forming groups of adjacent oscular mounds or volcanos. Color varies from brown skin-yellow oscules and flesh; to light greenish skin-yellow green oscules and flesh. Dermis resting on fibers is honeycomb patterned. Darkens and exudes mucus when handled.
Found in mangroves (Ref. 86836).
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.
Diaz, M.C. and K. Ruetzler. 2009. (Ref. 86836)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.3 - 28.2, mean 27.3 (based on 348 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
