Demospongiae |
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Aplysinellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile. Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found on a rocky slope (Ref. 124029).
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: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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