Demospongiae |
Poecilosclerida |
Microcionidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; brackish; depth range 1 - 30 m (Ref. 86836). Tropical; 25°C - 33°C (Ref. 86836)
Western Central Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.2 cm OT male/unsexed; (Ref. 415)
Thin crust: 0.1 - 0.2 thickness. Gray to cream externally and internally. Oscule with transparent membranes; 0.3 - 0.4 cm in diameter, from which thin canals 0.1 cm depart radially. Smooth and slippery surface (Ref. 415).
Maximum thickness: 0.2 cm (Ref. 415). Maximum depth from Ref. 114712. Common to rare on mangrove roots (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.
Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés. 2005. (Ref. 415)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.3 - 28.4, mean 27.2 (based on 199 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.