Hoplonemertea |
Monostilifera |
Carcinonemertidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Temperate
Western Atlantic: USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
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.
McDermott, J.J. and R. Gibson 1993 Carcinonemertes pinnotheridophila sp. nov. (Nemertea, Enopla, Carcinonemertidae) from the branchial chambers of Pinnixa chaetopterana (Crustacea, Decapoda, Pinnotheridae): description, incidence and biological relationships with the host. In Gibson R., J. Moore and P. Sundberg (eds) Advances in Nemertean Biology. Hydrobiologia 266:57-80. (Ref. 1285)
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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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
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Price category
Unknown.