Aplysina fistularis, Sulphur sponge

Aplysina fistularis   (Pallas, 1766)

Sulphur sponge

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

Demospongiae | Verongiida | Aplysinidae

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

Sessile; brackish; depth range 0 - 60 m (Ref. 865).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific and Western Atlantic: Caribbean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 865)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth based on Ref. 108813. Found in mangroves (Ref. 86836) and reef slope (Ref. 87198).

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

Lesser, M.P. 2006 Benthic-pelagic coupling on coral reefs: feeding and growth of Caribbean sponges. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 328:277-288. (Ref. 838)

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

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.4 - 28, mean 25.4 (based on 304 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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