Demospongiae |
Suberitida |
Halichondriidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 102317). Polar
Western Central Pacific and Antarctic Indian Ocean: Palau and Kerguelen Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Depth range is based on occurrence in French Southern Territories (Ref. 102317); to be replaced with a better reference. 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.
Sarà, M., A. Balduzzi, M. Barbieri, G. Bavestrello and B. Burlando. 1992. (Ref. 87531)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 19.9 - 29.3, mean 28.8 (based on 309 cells).