Demospongiae |
Tetractinellida |
Samidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 17 - 50 m (Ref. 108813). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 116517. In Belize, it was found in a submarine cave near Columbus Cay (Ref. 87209). Forms excavations in coralline algae in shallow waters (Ref. 116517).
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.
Hooper, J.N.A., J.A. Kennedy and R.W.M. van Soest. 2000. (Ref. 81108)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.2 - 29.2, mean 27.9 (based on 2175 cells).
