Demospongiae |
Tethyida |
Tethyidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 8 - 90 m (Ref. 108081). Tropical
Cosmopolitan.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 128534. Found in sublittoral areas (Ref. 87903), on stones and octocorals (Ref. 128534). Attached via basal threads under overhangs, rock slabs and boulders in the lower eulittoral and subtidal zone (Ref. 102838).
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.
Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, T.M. Orrell, D. Nicolson, L.E. Paglinawan, N. Bailly, P.M. Kirk, T. Bourgoin and G. Baillargeon (eds.) 2009 Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2009 Annual Checklist. CD-ROM. Reading (UK): Species 2000. (Ref. 81807)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
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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): 23.5 - 27.6, mean 25.8 (based on 139 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
