Demospongiae |
Chondrillida |
Chondrillidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; brackish; depth range 3 - 20 m (Ref. 415). Subtropical
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.0 cm OT male/unsexed; (Ref. 415)
Thin to thick encrusting: 0.2 - 4 cm to massive amorphous. The surface is smooth, shiny with oscules regularly distributed; 0.2 - 1 cm wide. Dark brown to walnut brown or beige, externally, and tan internally. The consistency is soft, elastic and tough (Ref. 415).
Minimum depth from Ref. 108813. Maximum thickness: 4 cm (ref. 415). Thick on mangroves and thin on coral reefs (Ref. 415). In Belize, it was found in a submarine cave near Columbus Cay (Ref. 87209).
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
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.5 - 28.2, mean 27.1 (based on 850 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.