Demospongiae |
Poecilosclerida |
Hymedesmiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
; गहराई सीमा 18 - 640 m (संदर्भ 89939). Polar
Sub-Antarctica and Antarctica.
Length at first maturity / आकार / Weight / Age
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Vivid red. Thickly branching, up to 30 cm in height (Ref. 89939).
Found in patchy assemblages. Suspension feeder; preyed on by starfishes. Derivatives have antitumor and antiviral properties, thus are being tested as potential anti-cancer drugs (Ref. 89939).
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | 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.
Danis, B. 2050 A field guide to Antarctic sponges. Antarctic Field Guide. SCAR-MarBIN and ANTABIF. www.afg.org. (संदर्भ 89939)
IUCN Red List Status
(संदर्भ 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (संदर्भ 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (संदर्भ 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
साधन
अधिक जानकारी
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)संघटक आहारआहार खपतपरभक्षी Population dynamicsबाढ़Max. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionबहुतायत Life cycleपुनरुत्पत्तिपरिपक्व अवधिFecundityमछलीऔ का अंडे देनाEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
इंटरनेट स्रोत
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.8 - 0.9, mean -0.9 (based on 434 cells).
