Stelletta hokunalohia

Stelletta hokunalohia   Nunley, Rutkowski, Toonen & Vicente, 2025

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Demospongiae | Tetractinellida | Ancorinidae

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

Sessile; depth range 1 - 4 m (Ref. 133075).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

This species can be distinguished by the lack of microscleres and has a wide range of intraspecific color variation (white, tan, and different shades of purple).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Collected within the natural and artifical sciophilous communities of Kāne‘ohe Bay, which includes a piece of dead coral from a patch reef, special research units (ARMS) placed in a shallow reef area, and similar units kept in mesocosms (Ref. 133075).

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Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Nunley, R.M., E.C. Rutkowski, R.J. Toonen and J. Vicente 2025 Potential transoceanic dispersal of Geodia cf. papyracea and six new tetractinellid sponge species descriptions within the Hawaiian reef cryptofauna. PeerJ. 13:e18903. (Ref. 133075)

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

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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