Demospongiae |
Haplosclerida |
Chalinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 1 m (Ref. 102309). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Palau and Marshall Islands.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Depth range is based on occurrence in Australia (Ref. 102309); to be replaced with a better reference. In rocky subtidal areas. Associated with Sargassum (Ref. 102310). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).
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.
Bergquist, P.R. 1965 The sponges of Micronesia, Part I: The Palau Archipelago. Pacific Science 9:123-204. (Ref. 80894)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 28.5 - 29.5, mean 28.9 (based on 166 cells).
