Demospongiae |
Dictyoceratida |
Thorectidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 21 - 32 m (Ref. 99647). Tropical
Central Pacific: French Polynesia, Palau and Fiji.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Depth range is based on occurrence. Maximum depth from Ref. 99648; to be replaced with a better reference. Found on the outer reef slope (Ref. 124029). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).
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.
Hall, K.A., P.R. Sutcliffe, J.N.A. Hooper, A. Alencar, J. Vacelet, A. Pisera, S. Petek, E. Folcher, J. Butscher, J. Orempuller, N. Maihota and C. Debitus. 2013. (Ref. 97236)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.9 - 27.9, mean 26.3 (based on 12 cells).