Demospongiae |
Poecilosclerida |
Mycalidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; brackish. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Venezuela, Belize and Panama.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.3 cm OT male/unsexed; (Ref. 415)
Thin encrusting: 0.2 - 0.3 cm thickness. Color cobalt blue, light green or cream yellowish. Dermal canals visible, converging to the oscula in a star-like pattern. Surface smooth, and slimy Some specimens have a tangential ectosomal reticulation, that can be "peeled off". Soft and fragile (Ref. 415).
Maximum thickness: 0.3 cm. Rare, on mangrove roots or intermingled with the algae Halimeda (Ref. 415).
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.
Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés. 2005. (Ref. 415)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.