Palaeonemertea |
Tubulaniformes |
Tubulanidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 116109). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific and Western Central Atlantic: USA and Gulf of Mexico.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 969)
Found among algae, on rocks and piers in intertidal to shallow subtidal zones (Ref. 966). Also on rubble (Ref. 116109). Epifaunal, infaunal, surface crawler, freely burrowing (Ref. 111248). Nemerteans are typical predators, feeding on a variety of invertebrates (Ref. 111250).
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.
Blake, J.A. 1993. (Ref. 966)
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
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 12.1 - 20.9, mean 15.9 (based on 103 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.