Demospongiae |
Tetractinellida |
Theonellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 188 - 936 m (Ref. 102187). Tropical
Western Pacific: New Caledonia and New Zealand. Tropical to temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found on grey mudstone; dredged from hard surfaces on peaks of seamounts and continental margins (Ref. 89546). 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.
Kelly, M. 2007. (Ref. 89546)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
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Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 9.3 - 16.9, mean 11.1 (based on 29 cells).