Dendrilla antarctica
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Dendrilla antarctica   Topsent, 1905

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Demospongiae | Dendroceratida | Darwinellidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile.  Polar

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Antarctic: Antarctica, Adelaide Island and Kerguelen Island.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Bright yellow; spiky (Ref. 089939).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Common on shallow rocky surfaces and occasional on under-surfaces of boulders. Grows on macro-algae, organism shells or hard rock (Ref. 089939).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Sarà, M., A. Balduzzi, M. Barbieri, G. Bavestrello and B. Burlando 1992 Biogeographic traits and checklist of Antarctic demosponges. Polar Biol. 12:559-585. (Ref. 87531)

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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