Polychaeta |
Aciculata |
Myzostomidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 217 - 951 m (Ref. 99931). Tropical
Western Pacific: New Caledonia and Kermadec Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Depth range from its host Saracrinus nobilis (Carpenter, 1882). Maximum depth from Ref. 106682. Benthic species (Ref. 3172).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Polychaeta are gonochoric (sexual), gametes are spawned through the metanephridia or body wall rupturing.
Lanterbecq, D., G.W. Rouse, M.C. Milinkovitch and I. Eeckhaut. 2006. (Ref. 3172)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
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Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models