Polychaeta |
Sabellida |
Serpulidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 2 - 10 m (Ref. 102548). Tropical
Western Pacific: New Caledonia, Japan and Palau.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
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.
Imajima, M. 1982 Serpulinae (Polychaetous Annelids) from the Palau and Yap Islands, Micronesia. Proc. Jap. Soc. Syst. Zool. 23:37-55. (Ref. 101038)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.6 - 29.3, mean 28.2 (based on 833 cells).