Mycale laevis, Orange icing sponge

Mycale laevis   (Carter, 1882)

Orange icing sponge

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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Demospongiae | Poecilosclerida | Mycalidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

Revassocierade; brackvatten; djupintervall 5 - 20 m (Ref. 108813).  Tropical; 25°C - 33°C (Ref. 86836)

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean wide.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm BRW hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 415)

Short description Morfologi

Thin or thick encrustations. Surface is smooth and porous, covered by a transparent membrane. When substrate is overturned, distinct canals converging on oscules are visible. Round oscules, found along the outer edge of the surface; elevated by a tall transparent collar membrane with fine parallel lines. Orange-yellow externally, lighter internally (Ref. 415); specimens may be white in dark habitats. Canals and oscular membrane whitish to transparent. Fragile. Easily torn, spicule tracts may be slightly tough. Exudate absent (Ref. 85482).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

It is an epibiotic species found on hard substrates (Ref. 108813). In reefs, encrusting the undersides of corals. Occasionally in mangroves where it can grow to record size (Ref. 415). Lines the edges of plate-like or overhanging stony coral colonies (Ref. 85482).

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.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés 2005 Photographic identification guide to some common marine invertebrates of Bocas Del Toro, Panama. Caribbean Journal of Science. 41(3):638-707. (Ref. 415)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  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): 26.2 - 28.3, mean 27.5 (based on 416 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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