Demospongiae |
Haplosclerida |
Chalinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
. Tropical
Southwest Pacific: Kermadec Islands.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Flat and encrusting. Few scattered oscula flush with the surface. Skeleton: mainly blunt, slightly curved oxea bound together by scarcely discernible spongin into meshes. Slightly curved styli projects from the upper sponge surface; imbedded for about half their length (Ref. 88951).
Known from rock pools (Ref. 88951).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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.
Kirk, H.B. 1911 Sponges collected at the Kermadec Islands by Mr. W.R.B. Oliver. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 43: 574-581, pl. XXVII. (Ref. 88951)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models