Demospongiae |
Suberitida |
Suberitidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 30 - 150 m (Ref. 125356). Temperate; 81°N - 35°S, 127°E - 36°E
Northern Pacific, Arctic, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean: from Korea Strait to Alaska, Chukchi Sea to Svalbard, south to South Africa and east to Turkey.
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.
Harms, J. 1993. (Ref. 2711)
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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Tools
More information
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Price category
Unknown.