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Massive lobate to ramose. Color: dark green externally, lighter internally. Surface smooth with oscular chimneys; 0.5 - 1 cm diameter. The species is compressible but crumbly in consistency (Ref. 415).
Maximum surface diameter: 1 cm (Ref. 415). Depth range from Belize (Ref. 086836). Common on shallow reefs, seagrass beds, and mangroves (Ref. 415).
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.