Demospongiae |
Poecilosclerida |
Coelosphaeridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; brackish. Temperate
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Occurs in dock pilings (Ref. 851) and shallow mangroves (Ref. 82087).
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.
Simpson, T.L. 1968. (Ref. 851)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Price category
Unknown.