Carteriospongia foliascens   (Pallas, 1766)


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Carteriospongia foliascens  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Demospongiae | Dictyoceratida | Thorectidae

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

Sessile; depth range 2 - 24 m (Ref. 102216).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 82063)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Height may be over 20 cm (Ref. 82063). Depth range is based on occurrence. Maximum depth from Ref. 102328; to be replaced with a better reference. It is found in coral reefs, attached to the fringes of big coral boulders in both clean and muddy water. It can tolerate silted environments (Ref. 82063). 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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Hooper, J.N.A., J.A. Kennedy and R.W.M. van Soest. 2000. (Ref. 81108)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.4 (based on 2320 cells).