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Dactylocalyx pumiceus   Stutchbury, 1841


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Dactylocalyx pumiceus  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Brazil country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Rio de Janeiro (Ref. 813). C: Ref. 128739; O: Ref. 840.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Díaz, M.C., M. Nuttall, S.A. Pomponi, K. Rützler, S. Klontz, C. Adams, E.L. Hickerson and G.P. Schmahl, 2023
National Database:

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Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Hexactinellida > Hexactinosida () > Dactylocalycidae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile; depth range 91 - 1996 m (Ref. 840).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic Ocean: Florida to the Caribbean, south to Brazil and east to Portugal.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 128739. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to the Caribbean, from depths of 91 to 1966; bathymetric distribution from 188 to 552 m deep (Ref. 840). Inhabits lower mesophotic reefs (Ref. 128739).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Hexactinellida are hermaphroditic. Life cycle: The zygote develops into trichimella larva (free-swimming) before settling down on a substrate where it grows into a young sponge.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Lopes, D.A., E. Hajdu and H.M. Reiswig. 2005. (Ref. 840)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 5.7 - 15.2, mean 9.3 (based on 198 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.