Demospongiae |
Poecilosclerida |
Cladorhizidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 1730 - 2930 m (Ref. 8774). Polar
Arctic, Atlantic and Mediterranean. Polar to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.5 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 8774)
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.
Desbruyères, D., M. Segonzac and M. Bright (eds.) 2006 Handbook of Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Fauna. Second completely revised edition. Denisia 18:544 pp. (Ref. 8774)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
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): 2.9 - 3.9, mean 3.4 (based on 241 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.