Demospongiae |
Poecilosclerida |
Myxillidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 57 m (Ref. 865). Temperate
Eastern Pacific. Climate: temperate, subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 120 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 865)
Found on sides of rocks or underneath ledges in the low intertidal to about 57 meters (Ref. 865).
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.
Austin, W.C. 1999. (Ref. 1306)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8.8 - 26.4, mean 15.5 (based on 60 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
High to very high vulnerability (72 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.