Demospongiae |
Dendroceratida |
Darwinellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; brackish. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific, Western Central Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.0 cm OT male/unsexed; (Ref. 415)
Thinly encrusting: 0.1 - 1 cm thickness; dark brown to black in color. Surface with low conules: 0.1 cm high, few mm apart; and oscules bearing a collar-like membrane: 1 - 4 cm wide. Very soft in consistency (Ref. 415).
Maximum body Thickness: 1 cm (Ref. 415).
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.
Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés. 2005. (Ref. 415)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.