Demospongiae |
Poecilosclerida |
Mycalidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 728 m (Ref. 87801). Polar
Southwest Atlantic, Southeast Pacific and Antarctic: Tierra del Fuego. Temperate to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
This species is found on steep rocky substrates within dense aggregations of cnidarians and ectoprocts at depths of 0 to 728 m (Ref. 87801).
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.
Arnaud, P.M. 1974. (Ref. 86525)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.3 - 7.8, mean 5.3 (based on 372 cells).