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Spongia zimocca, Leather sponge : fisheries

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Spongia zimocca   Schmidt, 1862

Leather sponge
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Demospongiae | Dictyoceratida | Spongiidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; djupintervall 1 - 85 m (Ref. 363), usually 1 - 80 m (Ref. 363).  Subtropical; 46°N - 30°N, 8°E - 36°E

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Mediterranean: mostly eastern basin.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm DL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 363)

Short description Morfologi

Sponge of massive form or more often out of thick blade. Osculus a few mm in diameter, dispersed. Primary fibers: 0.005 - 0.007 cm diameter, deprived of marrow and foreign bodies. Secondary fibers: 0.003 - 0.004 cm diameter.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 125945. Maximum size: 20 cm. Importance: exploited in small quantities, mainly in Tunisia (Ref. 363).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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 referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Vacelet, J. 1987. (Ref. 363)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell
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Estimates based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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