Demospongiae |
Tetractinellida |
Tetillidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 18 - 761 m (Ref. 89939). Polar
Antarctic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
White or pale yellow. Round, with distinctive tufts of long spicules. May grow 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.
Vacelet, J. and F. Arnaud. 1972. (Ref. 87710)
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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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.8 - 0.9, mean -1 (based on 545 cells).