Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; rango de profundidad 5 - 18 m (Ref. 108813). Tropical
Distribución
Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Introducciones
Western Central Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Convoluted surface; vase morphology (Ref. 81728). Surface smooth in places, rarely entirely smooth. Compressible and elastic. Color: creamy orange (Ref. 81728), pink, lilac, pale blue; often with bluish-pink iridescence (Ref. 85482).
Occurs chiefly on coral reefs starting at a depth of 18 m, often with bluish-pink iridescence (Ref. 85482).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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.
Zea, S., T.P. Henkel and J.R. Pawlik. 2009. (Ref. 81728)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Herramientas
Más información
Age/SizeCrecimientoLength-weightLength-lengthMorfologíaLarvaAbundancia
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.3 - 28.2, mean 27.4 (based on 468 cells).