Tentaculata |
Platyctenida |
Coeloplanidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Pacific Ocean: New Zealand, Japan and Hawaii.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1093)
Found on hosts: seagrass, algae, and echinoids (Ref. 115915).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the phylum Ctenophora are hermaphroditic. Life cycle: Eggs develop into planktonic juveniles called cydippid and later gradually adopt the form of adults.
Gordon, D.P. 1969 A platyctenean Ctenophore from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 3:466-471. (Ref. 1093)
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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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
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
