Demospongiae |
Suberitida |
Suberitidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 426 m (Ref. 865). Polar
Arctic, Northeast Atlantic, Pacific Ocean and the Antarctic. Temperate and polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 865)
Prominent upright orange to brown sponge with smooth surface and many oscula, which may spread 30 cm across and 30 cm in height (Ref. 865) Maximum depth from Ref. 121145. Found in shallow reefs (Ref. 865).
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.
Danis, B. 2050 A field guide to Antarctic sponges. Antarctic Field Guide. SCAR-MarBIN and ANTABIF. www.afg.org. (Ref. 89939)
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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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): 1.4 - 15.3, mean 5.8 (based on 1461 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
