Samus anonymus

Samus anonymus   Gray, 1867


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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Demospongiae | Tetractinellida | Samidae

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

Sessile; depth range 17 - 50 m (Ref. 108813).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 116517. In Belize, it was found in a submarine cave near Columbus Cay (Ref. 87209). Forms excavations in coralline algae in shallow waters (Ref. 116517).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Hooper, J.N.A., J.A. Kennedy and R.W.M. van Soest. 2000. (Ref. 81108)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.2 - 29.2, mean 27.9 (based on 2175 cells).

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