Demospongiae |
Verongiida |
Aplysinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; brackish; depth range 2 - 25 m (Ref. 415). Tropical
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 60.0 cm BRL male/unsexed; (Ref. 415); common length : 2.0 cm BRW male/unsexed; (Ref. 415)
Branch Length: 20 - 60 cm. Branch Width: up to 2 cm. Ramose, with erect branches. Bright yellow to ochre externally, and bright yellow internally. Surface conulose: 0.05 cm high, 0.1 cm wide. Fiber network with meshes of 0.1 square centimeters in mean area.
Maximum depth from Ref. 108813.
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
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.7 - 28.1, mean 27.1 (based on 682 cells).
Vulnerability
Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.