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Xestospongia muta   (Schmidt, 1870)

Giant barrel sponge

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed.
Xestospongia muta  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Panama country information

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: Known from Bocas del Torro, under 5 m deep.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pm.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005
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> Haplosclerida () > Petrosiidae ()

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

Récifal; saumâtre; profondeur 0 - 69 m (Ref. 415).   Tropical

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 250 cm WD mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 99323)

Description synthétique Morphologie

Barrel shaped, with thick walls. Purple to red brown externally, tan internally. Surface with protuberances with round or blade-like outlines. Brittle and crumbly in consistency. Oscules on the inner side of vase; 0.2 - 0.3 cm (Ref. 415).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 128739.. Maximum length refers to base diameter (Ref. 99323). Common on reef environments (Ref. 415). Also found in mangroves (Ref. 86836). Inhabits shallow coral reefs, coral communities, coralline algae reefs, algal nodules, and mesophotic reefs (Ref. 128739).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Broadcast spawner.

Référence principale Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés. 2005. (Ref. 415)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Non évalué 

statut CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.4 - 28.2, mean 27.5 (based on 519 cells).
Résilience (Ref. 69278) Très faible, temps minimum de doublement de population supérieur à 14 ans (K=0.04).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Unknown.