Demospongiae |
Lithistida |
Pleromidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 230 - 860 m (Ref. 89546). Tropical
Western Pacific: New Caledonia and New Zealand.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Attached to hard rocky substrata on the flanks of seamounts (Ref. 89546). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).
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.
Kelly, M. 2007. (Ref. 89546)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
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): 6.7 - 8.5, mean 7.7 (based on 78 cells).