Phoronopsis californica, California phoronid

Phoronopsis californica   Hilton, 1930

California phoronid
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Phoronopsis californica

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

Not assigned | Not assigned | Phoronidae

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

Sessile; depth range 0 - 35 m (Ref. 865).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Central Pacific: USA.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.0 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 865)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

It is found on soft bottoms from the low intertidal to a depth of 35 meters (Ref. 865).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the phylum Phoronida are mostly hermaphroditic. Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming planktotrophic actinotrocha larvae which later sinks to the bottom and metamorphose into benthic adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Emig, C.C. and C. de Mittelwihr. 2005. (Ref. 1)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

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

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