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Niphates digitalis   (Lamarck, 1814)

Pink vase sponge

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Refs. 837, 86735, 108813. O: Ref. 85482.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Engel, S. and J.R. Pawlik, 2005
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Classification / Names / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Haplosclerida () > Niphatidae ()

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

Associati a barriera corallina; salmastro; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 18 m (Ref. 108813).   Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Introduzioni

Western Central Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morfologia

Grows in either in vase-, tube- or cup-shape, broadening upward from the base up to 50 cm in height. Fan-shape rare; may be globular or tubular in small specimens. Surface smooth or with conules or soft spines up to 6 mm in height ; coarsely porous. Color varies from pale purplish pink to light bluish to grayish green or gray. Compressible. Small round oscules present inside the vase or cup. A fringe of soft spines usually connected by a transparent membrane is present at the apical opening (Ref. 85482).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

On coral reefs and hard bottoms (Ref. 85482), and in mangroves (Ref. 86836). Commensal with amphipods (Ref. 86735). In Belize, it was found in a submarine cave near Columbus Cay at a depth of 10 m (Ref. 87209).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

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 Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Engel, S. and J.R. Pawlik. 2005. (Ref. 837)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Fonti Internet

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25.5 - 28.2, mean 27.3 (based on 446 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.