Turbellaria |
Tricladida |
Procerodidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 27 - 40 m (Ref. 125296). Temperate; 72°N - 41°N, 72°W - 20°E
Northern Atlantic and the Arctic: from USA to Ireland, Baltic Sea and north to Norway. Polar to temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found along mid- to upper shorelines, generally in areas with freshwater outflows, under boulders and stones. Forages over gravel beds after high tide; feeding on recently dead materials. Predator-scavengers; feeds on oligochaetes and small marine isopods (Ref. 96605).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Turbellaria are mostly hermaphrodites. Life cycle: Eggs directly hatch into miniature adults.
McAllen, R., D. Walker, A. Taylor 2002 The environmental effects of salinity and temperature on the oxygen consumption and total body osmolality of the marine flatworm Procerodes littoralis. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 268: 103 -113. (Ref. 96605)
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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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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