Phascolion cryptum   Hendrix, 1975


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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Sipunculidea | Golfingiiformes | Phascoliidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 1 - 100 m (Ref. 1840).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Central Pacific: USA.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cmCommon length : 3.0 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1778)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Buried in the upper 5 cm of sandy sediments associated with seagrass beds, it inhabits discarded gastropod shells in shallow waters throughout the lagoon. Development is direct, a crawling vermiform stage hatching from egg coverings within 2 days (Ref. 1778). Buried in the upper 5 cm of sandy sediments associated with seagrass beds, it inhabits discarded gastropod shells in shallow waters throughout the lagoon (Ref. 1778).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Rice, M.E., J. Pirraino, H.F. Reichard and H.M. Swain. 1995. (Ref. 1778)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  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): 23.5 - 27, mean 25.4 (based on 82 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.