Spirastrella mollis   Verill, 1907


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

Demospongiae | Clionaida | Spirastrellidae

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

Sessile; brackish.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Caribbean Sea: Belize and Panama.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.5 cm OT male/unsexed; (Ref. 415)

Short description Morphology

Encrusting: 0.3 - 0.5 cm thick, with meandering dermal canals that depart from large collared-oscula; 0.5 - 2 cm. Milky-orange, yellowish to brownish red externally, lighter to yellowish internally. Consistency soft, smooth surface (Ref. 415).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum body thickness: 0.5 cm (Ref. 415). Rare to common encrusting red mangrove roots, peat banks, and oyster shells (Ref. 415). Common to abundant in mangrove ponds (Ref. 86789).

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

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.