Demospongiae |
Haplosclerida |
Petrosiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 3 - 24 m (Ref. 121135). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found on shallow patch of reefs, deep reefs and sand flats. Zoanthids are occasionally observed growing on this species. Known to harbor a host specific community of the cyanobacteria Synechococcus spongiarum which produce high amounts of chlorophyll-a (Ref. 121135).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Vicente, J., J.A. Rios, S. Zea and R.J. Toonen 2019 Molecular and morphological congruence of three new cryptic Neopetrosia spp. In the Caribbean. PeerJ 7:e6371. (Ref. 121135)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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