Oerstedia dorsalis

Oerstedia dorsalis   (Abildgaard, 1806)

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

Hoplonemertea | Monostilifera | Prosorhochmidae

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

Benthic; depth range ? - 90 m (Ref. 966).  Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 966)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found among algae or hydroid Eudendrium annulatum near the low tide mark (Ref. 907). Also found on wharves with bryozoa, ascidians and barnacles. Feeds on amphipods (Ref. 966).

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

Iwata, F. 1954 The fauna of Akkeshi Bay. XX. Nemertini in Hokkaido (revised report). Reprinted from the Journal of the Faculty Science, Hokkaido University. Series VI, 12(1-2):39 p. (Ref. 907)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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

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