Demospongiae | 
Axinellida | 
Axinellidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range				
				
					Ecology				
				
			
			
				Sessile; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 85271).  Tropical			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Western Central Pacific:  Endemic to New Caledonia.
			
			
			
			
			
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				Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm			
			
			
						
			
			
			
			
				
					It is found on coral rubble substrates (Ref. 85271).  Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).				
			
			
			
			
			
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					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.				
			
			
			
			
			
				Hooper, J.N.A. and C. Lévi 1993 Axinellida (Porifera: Demospongiae) from the New Caledonia Lagoon. Invertebr. Taxon. 7:1295-1472. (Ref. 85271)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						IUCN Red List Status    
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				CITES status   (Ref. 108899)
			
			
				
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					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
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					  Harmless				
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
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