Demospongiae |
Suberitida |
Suberitidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; brackish. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Belize, Venezuela and Panama.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Thin encrusting less than 0.1 cm. Star-shaped pattern of dermal canals depart from small oscula; 0.1 cm wide. Vivid cobalt blue in color (Ref. 415).
Found in mangrove ponds (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.
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)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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