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Polymastiida |
Polymastiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 17 - 450 m (Ref. 89939). Polar
Circumantarctic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Dome-shaped or spheroidal. Dense short piles of cortical microtyles present on surface, with several usually elongated papillae with or without a large terminal orifice. Cortex with dermal pores, with each pore opening into one tubular canal (Ref. 089939).
Inhabits mostly hard bottoms; occasional on mud (Ref. 089939).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
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.
Southern Ocean Mollusc Database (SOMBASE). 2011. (Ref. 87340)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Age/SizeTillväxtLength-weightLength-lengthMorfologiLarverAbundans
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.8 - 1.2, mean -1.2 (based on 300 cells).