Demospongiae |
Poecilosclerida |
Esperiopsidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 325 m (Ref. 116516). Polar
Northern Atlantic, Northern Pacific and the Arctic. Temperate to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 865)
Known from shallow reefs up to 30 meters in depth (Ref. 865).
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.
Lamb, A., D. Gibbs and C. Gibbs. 2011. (Ref. 93817)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Price category
Unknown.