Aphrocallistes vastus, Cloud sponge

Aphrocallistes vastus   Schulze, 1887

Cloud sponge
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Hexactinellida | Hexactinosida | Aphrocallistidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; djupintervall 30 - ? m (Ref. 865).  Temperate

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Pacific Ocean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 90.0 cm H hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 865)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Distinctive, large, white massive formations, usually in distorted vase forms which can reach 90 cm in diameter (Ref. 865). Reef building, found on gravel and rock substrates (Ref. 92818) at depths between 30 m (Ref. 865) to 300 m (Ref. 92819).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Hexactinellida are hermaphroditic. Life cycle: The zygote develops into trichimella larva (free-swimming) before settling down on a substrate where it grows into a young sponge.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Austin, W.C. 1999 Rare and endangered marine invertebrates in British Columbia. Proc. Biology and Management of Species and Habitats at Risk, Kamloops, B. C., 15-19, Feb 1999. (Ref. 1306)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses


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Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): High vulnerability (56 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.