Gastropoda |
Nudibranchia |
Tethydidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 7727). Subtropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
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.
Burn, R. 2006. (Ref. 7727)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 13.4 - 18, mean 15.8 (based on 165 cells).