Not assigned |
Sipuncula |
Phascolosomatidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 1 - 110 m (Ref. 116123). Tropical
Indo-Pacific, Western Atlantic, East Africa and the Mediterranean Sea. Tropical and subtropical waters.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.9 cm TRKL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1840)
Common in intertidal coral sands, coralline algae, crevices, under algal mats in tidal pools and at shelf depths (Ref. 1840). Known as a benthic species (Ref. 85346). Common in intertidal coral sands, coralline algae (Ref. 1840 and 1784, page 2201), under algal mats in tidal pools and at shelf depths (Ref. 1840, page 195). Also on rubble (Ref. 116123).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Cutler, E.B. 1994 The Sipuncula. Their systematics, biology and evolution. Ithaca: Comstock publishing Associates, 433 p. (Ref. 1840)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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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 cycleReproduction
Maturity
Fecundity
Spawning
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 12.9 - 27.6, mean 23.2 (based on 1584 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
