Demospongiae |
Bubarida |
Dictyonellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; brackish. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Belize; Caribbean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Olive green to gray. Thinly encrusting; often with erect processes and tangled branchlets. May be massive. Soft consistency.
Found in mangroves (Ref. 86836).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | 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. 1981 An unusual bluegreen alga symbiotic with two new species of Ulosa (Porifera: Hymeniacidonidae) from Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. P.S.Z.N.I: Mar. Ecol. 2(1):35-50. (Ref. 82084)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Price category
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