Demospongiae |
Tetractinellida |
Ancorinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile. Tropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Caribbean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Spherical with a central or lateral oscule. Color: cream with brownish tinges; difficult to distinguish. Morphology: massive, spherical. Tough consistency.
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.
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
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Price category
Unknown.