Demospongiae |
Haplosclerida |
Chalinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 102307). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Palau.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 102308. Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).
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.
Bergquist, P.R. 1965. (Ref. 80894)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 27 - 29, mean 28 (based on 126 cells).