Demospongiae |
Poecilosclerida |
Coelosphaeridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; brackish; depth range 0 - 11 m (Ref. 108813). Tropical; 25°C - 33°C (Ref. 86836)
Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Amorphous to lobate. Conulose and rugose surface with oscules on top of lobes with dermal canals. Compressible (Ref. 415). Grows massive or in thick large tubes (Ref. 86785). Color: highly variable, from purple, blue, pale blue, bluish gray, bluish green, turquoise, olive-gray, clear green, yellow-green, clear yellow, golden yellow, to gray and almost white. Interior is often a bit lighter than exterior. Skeleton: ectosomal membrane with tylotes strewn about tangential strands, with some erect spicule columns supporting the membrane (Ref. 87254).
In shallow water, lagoon (Ref. 851); mangrove roots; among seagrass blades of Halimeda sp. (Ref. 415) and Thalassia sp.; or stony coral Porites sp. (Ref. 87254). Commensal with amphipods (Ref. 82302).
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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Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
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Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 10.5 - 29.1, mean 27 (based on 4516 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
