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Central column attached with flexible erect branches, sometimes whip-like. Branch tips may be pointed, rounded, or dichotomous; sometimes jointed. Smooth to velvet surface pierced by small pores less than 1 mm in diameter. Star-shaped oscules present. Orange red or bright red in situ; purple, tan, light to dark brown or combination of light and dark brown in alcohol.
Occurs in patches of rock or coral reef at depths between 13 to 44 m (Ref. 81712).
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.