Demospongiae |
Poecilosclerida |
Desmacellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 8 - ? m (Ref. 128535). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Depth based on an occurrence from Oman; to be replaced with a better reference.
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.
Burton, M. and H.S. Rao 1932 Report on the shallow-water marine sponges in the collection of the Indian Museum. Rec. Indian Museum 34(3):299-356. pls. 18. (Ref. 81681)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 21.9 - 28.4, mean 26.9 (based on 400 cells).
