Demospongiae |
Poecilosclerida |
Mycalidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 2 - ? m (Ref. 123184). Tropical
Indo-Pacific and Caribbean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Encruster. Occurs under rocks in the lower eulittoral and subtidally on pier piles and under pontoons (Ref. 102838).
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.
Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice, L.G. Eldredge and J.T. Carlton. 1999. (Ref. 3356)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Unknown.