Rossella racovitzae

Rossella racovitzae   Topsent, 1901


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Hexactinellida | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile; depth range 18 - 2000 m (Ref. 89939).  Polar

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Antarctic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Color: white, yellow, or orange. Growth form: varies from large to barrel or vase shaped for adults around 50 cm high; or vase or egg shaped for budding types up to 15 cm high (Ref. 089939).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Deposits spicules on soft substrates, eventually forming hard mats that is important in colonization. Suspension feeder. Photosynthetic diatoms are present within its cells, but role is still unclear. Reproduction is both sexual and asexual (Ref. 089939).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | 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 References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Andrew, N. and M. Francis 2003 The living reef. The ecology of New Zealand's rocky reefs. Craig Potton Publishing, New Zealand. 283pp. (Ref. 82739)

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

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): -1.9 - 1.4, mean -0.6 (based on 1968 cells).

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