Demospongiae |
Suberitida |
Halichondriidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; brackish. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Belize; Caribbean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Stiff to hard. Globular to massive-amorphous with velvety-hispid surface; often buried in sediments or in hard substratum crevices. Pointed or lobed projecting elevations, sometimes with branchlets. Color: light brown-cinnamon to yellowish. Consistency: crumbly, hard, tough.
Found in mangroves (Ref. 86836).
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.
Zea, S., T.P. Henkel and J.R. Pawlik. 2009. (Ref. 81728)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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): 26.3 - 28, mean 27.6 (based on 242 cells).