Demospongiae |
Poecilosclerida |
Acarnidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 700 m (Ref. 865). Temperate
Eastern Pacific: Alaska, USA and Canada.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.0 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 865)
Known from the low intertidal zone to 700 meters in depth (Ref. 865).
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.
Lamb, A., D. Gibbs and C. Gibbs. 2011. (Ref. 93817)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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): 4.5 - 8.8, mean 5.9 (based on 128 cells).
Price category
Unknown.