Demospongiae |
Dictyoceratida |
Thorectidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 21 - 32 m (Ref. 99647). Tropical
Central Pacific: French Polynesia, Palau and Fiji.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Depth range is based on occurrence. Maximum depth from Ref. 99648; to be replaced with a better reference. Found on the outer reef slope (Ref. 124029). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).
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.
Hall, K.A., P.R. Sutcliffe, J.N.A. Hooper, A. Alencar, J. Vacelet, A. Pisera, S. Petek, E. Folcher, J. Butscher, J. Orempuller, N. Maihota and C. Debitus 2013 Affinities of sponges (Porifera) of the Marquesas and Society Islands, French Polynesia. Pacific Science 67(4):493-511. (Ref. 97236)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxtMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundans PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.9 - 27.9, mean 26.3 (based on 12 cells).