Demospongiae | 
Axinellida | 
Axinellidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range				
				
					Ecology				
				
			
			
				Sessile; depth range 9 - 33 m (Ref. 108813).  Subtropical			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Western Central Atlantic:  USA.
			
			
			
			
			
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				Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm			
			
			
							
				
				
					
						Surface irregularly corrugated.  External and internal color: yellow to bright orange.  Rubbery and tough consistency (Ref. 85482).  Smooth to the touch.  Purple, dark brown, light brown, purple brown, or beige in alcohol (Ref. 081712).					
				
				
						
			
			
			
			
				
					Occurs in patch rock or coral bottom at depths between 13 to 33 m (Ref. 81714).				
			
			
			
			
			
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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.				
			
			
			
			
			
				Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, T.M. Orrell, D. Nicolson, L.E. Paglinawan, N. Bailly, P.M. Kirk, T. Bourgoin and G. Baillargeon 2010 Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2010 Annual Checklist. Digital resource at http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2010. Species 2000: Reading, UK. (Ref. 84290)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						IUCN Red List Status    
						 (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
					
				
			
			
			
			
				CITES status   (Ref. 108899)
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
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