Homoscleromorpha |
Homosclerophorida |
Plakinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 6 - 34 m (Ref. 116510). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Thick encrusting; 1 - 5 cm thick. Brown to greenish-gray, or yellowish externally, lighter brown to tan internally. Smooth surface, but it may have papillae of slits. Oscules: less than 1 cm wide; with a collar-membrane. Dense (like cheese) and compressible (Ref. 415).
Minimum depth from Ref. 116511.
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: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.4 - 28.2, mean 27.4 (based on 414 cells).
Price category
Unknown.