Agelas tubulata
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Agelas tubulata   Lehnert & van Soest, 1996

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Demospongiae | Agelasida | Agelasidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean (Ref. 81728) and Florida, USA (Ref. 85482).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Pinkish to orange smooth tubes. Several tubes commonly arise from a single base and grow individually. Tough consistency.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Lehnert, H. and R.W.M. van Soest 1996 North Jamaican deep fore-reef sponges. Beaufortia 46(4):53-81. (Ref. 81954)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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