Demospongiae |
Poecilosclerida |
Coelosphaeridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; brackish. Temperate
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Occurs in dock pilings (Ref. 851) and shallow mangroves (Ref. 82087).
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.
Simpson, T.L. 1968 The Structure and Function of Sponge Cells: New criteria for the Taxonomy of Poecilosclerid Sponges (Demospongiae). Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University. Bulletin 26. New Haven, Connecticut. 143 p. (Ref. 851)
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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Abundance
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
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Price category
Unknown.
