Demospongiae |
Tetractinellida |
Ancorinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile. Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
This species can be distiniguished by the following set of characters: intraspecific color variation (ranging from white, beige, brown, burgundy, and dark grey), spicule composition (orthotriaenes, plagiotriaenes, anatriaenes, oxeas, and acanthostrongylasters), and spicule sizes (Ref. 133075).
Collected from ARMS inside mesocosms supplied with unfiltered flow through seawater at the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB). Found in areas where coral reefs are just beginning to develop and prefer shady environments and have not yet been found on natural calcified coral reef surfaces (Ref. 133075).
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Nunley, R.M., E.C. Rutkowski, R.J. Toonen and J. Vicente 2025 Potential transoceanic dispersal of Geodia cf. papyracea and six new tetractinellid sponge species descriptions within the Hawaiian reef cryptofauna. PeerJ. 13:e18903. (Ref. 133075)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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