Demospongiae |
Dendroceratida |
Darwinellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile. Polar
Antarctic: Antarctica and Kerguelen Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Bright yellow; spiky (Ref. 089939).
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.
Sarà, M., A. Balduzzi, M. Barbieri, G. Bavestrello and B. Burlando. 1992. (Ref. 87531)
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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