Demospongiae |
Poecilosclerida |
Hymedesmiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 18 - 640 m (Ref. 89939). Polar
Sub-Antarctica and Antarctica.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Vivid red. Thickly branching, up to 30 cm in height (Ref. 89939).
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.
Danis, B. 2050. (Ref. 89939)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Stamps, Coins Misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.8 - 0.9, mean -0.9 (based on 434 cells).