Carcinonemertes wickhami   Shields & Kuris, 1990

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

Hoplonemertea | Monostilifera | Carcinonemertidae

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

Benthic; depth range 5 - ? m (Ref. 1293).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Central Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1293); common length : 1.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1293); common length :3 cm TL (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Depth from type locality (Ref. 1293); to be replaced with a better reference. Found only in broods of ovigerous lobsters. Inhabits egg-bearing pleopods and are attached to bases of uropods or pleopods adjacent to egg masses of female host. Only found in hosts with eggs in relatively advanced stages of development (Ref. 1293).

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

Members of the phylum Nemertea are mostly gonochoric. Life cycle: Eggs hatch and develop into short-lived lecitotrophic larvae before metamorphosing into juveniles and further into adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Shields, J.D. and A.M. Kuris. 1989. (Ref. 1293)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.