Halisarca dujardinii, Dujardins slime sponge

Halisarca dujardinii   Johnston, 1842

Dujardins slime sponge
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Halisarca dujardinii

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Demospongiae | Chondrillida | Halisarcidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile; depth range 1 - 300 m (Ref. 123732).  Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northeast Atlantic and Antarctic Indian Ocean. Temperate to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This is an epibenthic species (Ref. 95730). Usually found at depths 1-20, but also from the upper littoral to 300 m. Found on algal species Fucus vesiculosus, F. serratus, Ascophyllum nodosum and Laminaria saccharina, under and on stones and boulders, in empty shells of lamellibranchs, on carapaces of crabs, at the base of gorgonians, and on the ascidian Styela rustica (Ref. 123732).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Harms, J. 1993. (Ref. 2711)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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