Homoscleromorpha |
Homosclerophorida |
Plakinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 6 - 34 m (Ref. 116510). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Thick encrusting; 1 - 5 cm thick. Brown to greenish-gray, or yellowish externally, lighter brown to tan internally. Smooth surface, but it may have papillae of slits. Oscules: less than 1 cm wide; with a collar-membrane. Dense (like cheese) and compressible (Ref. 415).
Minimum depth from Ref. 116511. Fore-reef sponge. Found on subvertical to horizontal hard substrates (Ref. 116510).
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.
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)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.4 - 28.2, mean 27.4 (based on 414 cells).
Price category
Unknown.