Demospongiae |
Dictyoceratida |
Thorectidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 1 - 54 m (Ref. 99645). Tropical
Pacific Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Depth range is based on occurrence records in Indonesia (Refs. 99645, 99646); to be replaced with a better reference. Found on the outer reef slope and in the lagoon on pinnacles (Ref. 124029). 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.
Hall, K.A., P.R. Sutcliffe, J.N.A. Hooper, A. Alencar, J. Vacelet, A. Pisera, S. Petek, E. Folcher, J. Butscher, J. Orempuller, N. Maihota and C. Debitus 2013 Affinities of sponges (Porifera) of the Marquesas and Society Islands, French Polynesia. Pacific Science 67(4):493-511. (Ref. 97236)
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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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.3 - 28.9, mean 27.7 (based on 318 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
