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Gelliodes fibrosa (Wilson, 1925)
Gray encrusting sponge
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Demospongiae | Haplosclerida | Niphatidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Sessile. Tropical; 22°N - 4°N, 116°E - 127°E
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Central Pacific: Philippines. Introduced in Hawaiian Islands, Guam and Palmyra Atoll.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Short description Morphology
Thickly encrusting mat with anastomosing and meandering branches with some branches erect. Exterior color is blue-gray and interior is grayish beige. Spongy, fibrous, elastic and tough, surface is smooth to irregularly conulose with protruding tufts of fibers. Megascleres: curved oxeas 160 to 180 micrometers, microscleres: small sigmas 15 micrometers.
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.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
DeFelice, R.C., L.G. Eldredge and J.T. Carlton. 2001. (Ref. 3248)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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