Demospongiae |
Haplosclerida |
Petrosiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 3 - 24 m (Ref. 121135). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found on shallow patch of reefs, deep reefs and sand flats. Zoanthids are occasionally observed growing on this species. Known to harbor a host specific community of the cyanobacteria Synechococcus spongiarum which produce high amounts of chlorophyll-a (Ref. 121135).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Vicente, J., J.A. Rios, S. Zea and R.J. Toonen. 2019. (Ref. 121135)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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