Demospongiae |
Axinellida |
Axinellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 5 - 71 m (Ref. 108813). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean and USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Morphology: branching, bushy, tube. Surface very corrugated (Ref. 81782). Consistency: tough and rubbery. Color: Orange to orange-yellow (Ref. 81782), yellow, or red-orange (Ref. 85482).
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.
Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.4 - 27.7, mean 25.5 (based on 170 cells).
Price category
Unknown.