Demospongiae |
Haplosclerida |
Chalinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Panama, Jamaica, St Vincent and Martinique.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.0 cm OT male/unsexed; (Ref. 415)
Massive to Thick cushions; 2 - 8 cm thick. Circular to elliptical oscula,; 0.5 - 1 cm wide; with raised whitish to transparent rims. The sponge is white to transparent externally and light-blue internally. Crisp, hard, and fragile in consistency (Ref. 415).
Body thickness: 8 cm (Ref. 415). Occasional on reef environments (Ref. 415).
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
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.