Baseodiscus hemprichii   (Ehrenberg, 1831)

Ribbon worm

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

Pilidiophora | Heteronemertea | Valenciniidae

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

Benthic.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific: Australia to Hawaii and the Red Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Nemerteans are carnivores feeding mainly on annelids and crustaceans, although a few scavenge for dead animals (Ref. 833).

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

Gibson, R. and P. Sundberg. 2001. (Ref. 937)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25.2 - 29.3, mean 28.1 (based on 1812 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.