Hoplonemertea |
Monostilifera |
Carcinonemertidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Temperate
Northern Pacific: USA and Alaska.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cmCommon length : 0.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1293)
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.
Shields, J.D. and A.M. Kuris 1989 Carcinonemertes wickhami n. sp. (Nemertea), a symbiotic egg predator from the spiny lobster Panulirus interruptus in Southern California, with remarks on symbiont-host adaptations. Fish. Bull. 88:279-287. (Ref. 1293)
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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Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
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Price category
Unknown.
