Leucilla nuttingi   (Urban, 1902)

Stalked vase sponge

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

Calcarea | Leucosolenida | Amphoriscidae

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

Sessile; depth range 0 - 155 m (Ref. 865).  Polar

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific and the Arctic: Northern Alaska to Baja California. Subtropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cmCommon length : 4.0 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 865)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Urn-shaped, cream white with single osculum at the free end (Ref. 865). Maximum depth from Ref. 116516. Occur in clusters of 5-10 individuals attached to rocks in the low intertidal zone (Ref. 865).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Calcarea are hermaphroditic. Life cycle: The zygote develops into either coeloblastula or amphiblastula larva (free-swimming) before settling down on a substrate where it grows into a young sponge.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 9.5 - 18.2, mean 11 (based on 126 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.