Palaeonemertea |
Archinemertea |
Cephalotrichidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 11 - 50 m (Ref. 125288). Temperate; 84°N - 41°N, 145°W - 142°E
Northeast Atlantic, Northwest Pacific, Arctic and the Mediterranean: Alaska to Japan and along the shores of northern Europe. Temperate to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 930)
Common under stones or among Laminaria roots near low tide mark and below (Ref. 907) and under stones in muddy places where mud is black, slimy and foul (Ref. 930). Occurs at the low tide mark.
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.
Hansson, H.G. 1998. (Ref. 878)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Stamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
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Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.