Demospongiae |
Tetractinellida |
Ancorinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 2 - 25 m (Ref. 102329). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 102330. Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).
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.
Dawydoff, C. 1952 Inventaire des animaux benthiques récoltés par moi dans le domaine maritime indochinois. Porifères. In Contribution à l'étude des invertébrés de la faune marine benthique de l'Indochine. Supplément au Bulletin Biologique de France et de Belgique 37:46-51. (Ref. 81663)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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): 15.4 - 29.2, mean 28.2 (based on 2256 cells).
