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). Rare to common, on mangroves roots (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)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.