Gastropoda |
Nudibranchia |
Onchidorididae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 60 m (Ref. 83435). Tropical
Atlantic Ocean, Eastern Pacific, Arctic and the Mediterranean. Tropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 822)
Assumed maximum length from Ref. 822. This species is found on rocky shores particularly in bathyal areas of gulfs and estuaries. They feed on planktonic and minute detrital food items through suspension or deposit feeding (Ref. 87872). It was observed to feed on the bryozoans Alcyonidium, Electra, and Frustrella (Ref. 822).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Sexes are separate but are seldom conspicuously different externally, simultaneous hermaphrodites yet self-fertilization is prevented due to various morphological, physiological, or behavioral mechanisms; generally, marine gastropods shed their eggs (Ref. 87872).
Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams. 1998. (Ref. 1667)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 4.3 - 14, mean 9.6 (based on 688 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
