Xestospongia muta, Giant barrel sponge
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Xestospongia muta   (Schmidt, 1870)

Giant barrel sponge

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Xestospongia muta  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Demospongiae | Haplosclerida | Petrosiidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

Revassocierade; brackvatten; djupintervall 0 - 69 m (Ref. 415).  Tropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Western Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 250 cm WD hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 99323)

Short description Morfologi

Barrel shaped, with thick walls. Purple to red brown externally, tan internally. Surface with protuberances with round or blade-like outlines. Brittle and crumbly in consistency. Oscules on the inner side of vase; 0.2 - 0.3 cm (Ref. 415).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 128739.. Maximum length refers to base diameter (Ref. 99323). Common on reef environments (Ref. 415). Also found in mangroves (Ref. 86836). Inhabits shallow coral reefs, coral communities, coralline algae reefs, algal nodules, and mesophotic reefs (Ref. 128739).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Broadcast spawner.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés 2005 Photographic identification guide to some common marine invertebrates of Bocas Del Toro, Panama. Caribbean Journal of Science. 41(3):638-707. (Ref. 415)

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

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.4 - 28.2, mean 27.5 (based on 519 cells).
Resiliens (Ref. 69278): Mycket låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mer än 14 år (K=0.04).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (87 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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