Demospongiae |
Haplosclerida |
Phloeodictyidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
Revassocierade; brackvatten; djupintervall 1 - 3 m (Ref. 108813). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found in mangroves (Ref. 86836). Occurs in large groups in approximately 1 m sand bottoms in flat bays and lagoons; fully exposed to solar radiation. Usually penetrates coarse sand (Ref. 892).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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.
Rützler, K. 1971 Bredin-Archbold-Smithsonian biological survey of dominica: burrowing sponges, genus Siphonodictyon Bergquist, from the Caribbean. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 77:1-37. (Ref. 892)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.1 - 28.2, mean 27 (based on 165 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
