Erylus formosus   Sollas, 1886


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

Demospongiae | Tetractinellida | Geodiidae

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

Sessile; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 415).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic: Bahamas, Belize; Venezuela and Brazil.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Massive amorphous to lobate. Color: black to purplish gray externally, tan internally. Very smooth skin that wrinkles when lifted out of the water. Consistency compressible and dense, easily torn (Ref. 415).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Rare species; exclusive of reef habitats, under 5 m deep (Ref. 415).

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

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

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.2 - 28.1, mean 27.5 (based on 431 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.