Demospongiae |
Dictyoceratida |
Irciniidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 450 m (Ref. 124162). Subtropical
Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 25.0 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 124162)
Found in caves, in a coralligenous community, detritic rocky bottom, Posidonia oceanica meadow, lagoon, epibiotic on Pinna nobilis (Ref. 124162).
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.
Preciado, I. and M. Maldonado. 2005. (Ref. 80045)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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