Aplysina fulva   (Pallas, 1776)

Scattered pore rope sponge

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Demospongiae | Verongiida | Aplysinidae

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

Sessile; brackish; depth range 2 - 25 m (Ref. 415).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

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)

Short description Morphology

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.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

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

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.7 - 28.1, mean 27.1 (based on 682 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.