Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 18 - 1226 m (Ref. 89939). Polar
Southern Ocean and the Antarctic: Antarctica, Kerguelen Island, and Terre Adélie.
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Greenish gray to yellow. Hemispherical and bristly, with until 2 large conical papillae that contracts when disturbed. Up to 11 cm in diameter (Ref. 089939).
Common on cliffs and hard surfaces. Also settles on small stones then extend out onto to the mud. Apparently able to remove sediment build-up by contraction and relaxation. Suspension feeder; preyed upon by starfishes. Larvae disperse by crawling (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.
van Soest, R., N. Boury-Esnault, D. Janussen and J. Hooper. 2005. (Ref. 7979)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Ytterligare information
Age/SizeTillväxtLength-weightLength-lengthMorfologiLarverAbundans
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.8 - 1.5, mean -0.7 (based on 1601 cells).
