Phoronis australis, Phoronid worm

Phoronis australis   Haswell, 1883

Phoronid worm

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

Not assigned | Not assigned | Phoronidae

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

Sessile; depth range 5 - 10 m (Ref. 639).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Central Pacific and Eastern Atlantic: New Caledonia, Canary Islands and Spain.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Suspension feeder (Ref. 68823).

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

Members of the phylum Phoronida are mostly hermaphroditic. Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming planktotrophic actinotrocha larvae which later sinks to the bottom and metamorphose into benthic adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Emig, C.C. and C. de Mittelwihr. 2005. (Ref. 1)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  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): 17.6 - 28.8, mean 24.7 (based on 504 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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