Demospongiae |
Poecilosclerida |
Mycalidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; brackish; depth range 1 - 24 m (Ref. 86836). Tropical; 25°C - 33°C (Ref. 86836)
Western Central Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.5 cm OT male/unsexed; (Ref. 415)
Encrusting, up to 0.5 cm thick, very soft and fragile. Raised dermal canals converge to oscula with transparent membranes: 0.1 - 0.3 cm in diameters. Bluish, pinkish or creamy yellowish in shaded zones (Ref. 415).
Maximum thickness: 0.5 cm (Ref. 415). Maximum depth from Ref. 114748.
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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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.3 - 28.4, mean 27.2 (based on 216 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.