Demospongiae |
Dendroceratida |
Darwinellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile. Polar
Antarctic: Antarctica and Kerguelen Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Bright yellow; spiky (Ref. 089939).
Common on shallow rocky surfaces and occasional on under-surfaces of boulders. Grows on macro-algae, organism shells or hard rock (Ref. 089939).
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.
Sarà, M., A. Balduzzi, M. Barbieri, G. Bavestrello and B. Burlando. 1992. (Ref. 87531)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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