Demospongiae |
Haplosclerida |
Chalinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; brackvatten; djupintervall 1 - 2 m (Ref. 86836). Tropical; 25°C - 33°C (Ref. 86836)
Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.3 cm OT hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 415)
Thinly encrusting to small mounds; less than 0.1 cm - 0.3 cm thick; with volcano-like oscular elevations; 0.1 - 0.2 cm high, 0.4 - 1.2 cm wide. Oscules: small; 0.1 - 0.3 cm. Commonly stolons branch off main body. Bright to drab turquoise green. Surface smooth and punctuate. Soft (Ref. 415).
Body Thickness: 0.3 cm. Depth range from Belize and Panama (Ref. 86836). It is an epibiotic species found on mangroves and submerged vegetation (Ref. 108813). Common on mangrove roots and other sponges (Ref. 415).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFödoslag
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Food rations
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxtMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionRekryteringAbundans Life cycleReproduktionKönsmognadFecundityLekEggsEgg developmentLarvaeLarvdynamik Human RelatedAquaculture profiles
Stamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.3 - 28.4, mean 27.2 (based on 255 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.