Halichondria bowerbanki   Burton, 1930

Bowerbanks halichondria
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Halichondria bowerbanki

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Demospongiae | Suberitida | Halichondriidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile; depth range 0 - 90 m (Ref. 123733).  Temperate; 79°N - 17°N, 128°E - 28°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Arctic, Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean: from Korea, north to Svalbard, south to Mauritania and east to Bulgaria, Black Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Present on rocky surfaces in the shallow subtidal, with occasional intertidal specimens under overhanging rocks. Lives in wave-sheltered, sediment-rich environments. Usually grows intertwined with hydroids and algae and may be common in estuaries. May occur in areas sheltered from strong tidal flow through to tidal sounds (Ref. 123733). Main food and feeding type based on another species of the same genus; to be replaced with a better reference (Refs. 96418, 96471).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Harms, J. 1993. (Ref. 2711)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.