Demospongiae |
Poecilosclerida |
Mycalidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; brackish. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Venezuela, Belize and Panama.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.3 cm OT male/unsexed; (Ref. 415)
Thin encrusting: 0.2 - 0.3 cm thickness. Color cobalt blue, light green or cream yellowish. Dermal canals visible, converging to the oscula in a star-like pattern. Surface smooth, and slimy Some specimens have a tangential ectosomal reticulation, that can be "peeled off". Soft and fragile (Ref. 415).
Maximum thickness: 0.3 cm.
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
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Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.