Homoscleromorpha |
Homosclerophorida |
Plakinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 5 - 24 m (Ref. 84985). Tropical
Western Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Thickly encrusting with smooth surface. Texture is soft, fleshy and compressible; easy to tear. Reddish brown color; brighter and darker at the ectosome.
Maximum depth from Ref. 116210. Known from depths between 5 to 17 m. Encrusts empty bivalve shells and coral rubbles (Ref. 84985). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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.
Longakit, M.B.A., F.B. Sotti and M. Kelly 2005 The shallow water marine sponges (Porifera) of Cebu, Philippines. Science Diliman 17(2):52-74. (Ref. 84985)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23 - 29.3, mean 28.4 (based on 1671 cells).
