Demospongiae |
Agelasida |
Agelasidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Thick tubes, usually with two that are fused or partly fused. Surface with round oscules surrounded by convoluted deep crevices. Color: cinnamon tan, orange, pink-lilac, light brown to grayish brown. Growth: tubular or vase-like. Consistency: tough, spongy, firm, and almost incompressible.
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.
Assman, M., R.W.M. van Soest and M. Köck. 2001. (Ref. 81255)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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