Demospongiae |
Tetractinellida |
Geodiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 415). Subtropical
Western Atlantic: Bahamas, Belize; Venezuela and Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Massive amorphous to lobate. Color: black to purplish gray externally, tan internally. Very smooth skin that wrinkles when lifted out of the water. Consistency compressible and dense, easily torn (Ref. 415).
Rare species; exclusive of reef habitats, under 5 m deep (Ref. 415).
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.
Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés 2005 Photographic identification guide to some common marine invertebrates of Bocas Del Toro, Panama. Caribbean Journal of Science. 41(3):638-707. (Ref. 415)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
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Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.2 - 28.1, mean 27.5 (based on 431 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
