Anoxycalyx joubini, Volcano sponge
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Anoxycalyx joubini   (Topsent, 1916)

Volcano sponge

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Anoxycalyx joubini  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Hexactinellida | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae

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

Sessile; depth range 30 - 40 m (Ref. 116837).  Polar

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Antarctic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

White. Often vase- or pear-shape up to 2 m in height, at least 1 m in width. Conspicuous pores present on surface, especially on inner surface (Ref. 89939).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Commensal with amphipods and other arthropods, pycnogonans, shrimps, starfishes and worms. Long-lived (Ref. 124747) and slow growing (Refs. 89939, 124747).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Hexactinellida are hermaphroditic. Life cycle: The zygote develops into trichimella larva (free-swimming) before settling down on a substrate where it grows into a young sponge.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Danis, B. 2050 A field guide to Antarctic sponges. Antarctic Field Guide. SCAR-MarBIN and ANTABIF. www.afg.org. (Ref. 89939)

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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