Cephalothrix hongkongiensis   (Gibson, 1990)

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

Palaeonemertea | Archinemertea | Cephalotrichidae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 12 m (Ref. 125683).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northwest Pacific and Eastern Indian Ocean: Hong Kong and Australia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 13.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125683)

Short description Morphology

Color varies from pale translucent yellow to bright orange. Mature specimens entirely orange, with gonads showing as white patches along the lateral body margins. Has a large, distinct mouth. The bluntly rounded head is slightly narrower than the trunk, and the body is widest in its anterior quarter.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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

MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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

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