Demospongiae |
Poecilosclerida |
Cladorhizidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 1730 - 2930 m (Ref. 8774). Polar
Arctic, Atlantic and Mediterranean. Polar to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.5 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 8774)
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.
Desbruyères, D., M. Segonzac and M. Bright (eds.). 2006. (Ref. 8774)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Diet
Food consumption
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Population dynamicsGrowth
Age/Size
Length-weight
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Mass conversion
Recruitment
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvaeLarval dynamics Human RelatedAquaculture profile
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 2.9 - 3.9, mean 3.4 (based on 241 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.