Demospongiae |
Tetractinellida |
Tetillidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 3 - 80 m (Ref. 108813). Tropical
Atlantic Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 415)
Globular up to 10 cm wide, pockmarked or pitted with blind concave depressions (porocalices): 0.3 - 1.5 cm wide; oscules 0.1 - 0.5 cm wide sometimes visible on the top of the sponge. Orange to yellow externally, lighter internally (Ref. 415). May also be hemispheric in high-energy environments, and pear-shaped in quiet water with high sedimentation. Specimens larger than 8 cm may be massive and cake-shaped. Very firm consistency (Ref. 85482).
Known from depths between 3 to 80 m (Ref. 85482).
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
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 22.9 - 28, mean 25.9 (based on 274 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.