Tedania mucosa, Thiele's fire sponge

Tedania mucosa   Thiele, 1905

Thiele's fire sponge

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Demospongiae | Poecilosclerida | Tedaniidae

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

Sessile; depth range 10 - 31 m (Ref. 87801).  Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southwest Atlantic and Southeast Pacific: Argentina and Chile.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Contact to this species may causes dermatitis (Ref. 87801). This species is found on rocky substrates at depths of 10 to 31 m. It is sometimes associated with Desmophyllum dianthus and bryozoans (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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra. 2009. (Ref. 87801)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

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): 7.3 - 16, mean 11.5 (based on 84 cells).

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