Gastropoda |
Nudibranchia |
Tethydidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile. Subtropical
Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean: South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Inhabits the rocky intertidal region. A plankton feeder that captures minute amphipod crustaceans with the tentacles of its oral hood (Ref. 866).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Demospongiae are hermaphroditic. Life cycle: The zygote develops into parenchymella larva (free-swimming) before settling down on a substrate where it grows into a young sponge.
Gosliner, T. 1987 Nudibranchs of Southern Arfrica: A guide to opistobranch molluscs of Southern Africa. Sea Challengers and Jeff Hamann in association with the California Academy of Sciences. 136 pp. (Ref. 866)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
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): 15.4 - 19.9, mean 17.1 (based on 81 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
