Not assigned | 
Chaetonotoidea | 
Chaetonotidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range				
				
					Ecology				
				
			
			
				Benthic; depth range 8 - 10 m (Ref. 2581).  Subtropical			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Mediterranean Sea.
			
			
			
			
			
				Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
			
			
				Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2581)			
			
			
						
			
			
			
			
				
					Found in medium size sand rich in detritus (Ref. 2581).				
			
			
			
			
			
				Life cycle and mating behavior				
					Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae				
			
			
				
									
			
			
			
			
			
				Balsamo, M., M.A. Todaro and P. Tongiorgi 1992 Marine gastrotrichs from the Tuscan Archipelago (Tyrrhenian Sea): II. Chaetonotida, with description of three new species. Boll. Zool. 59:487-498. (Ref. 2581)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						IUCN Red List Status    
						 (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
					
				
			
			
			
			
				CITES status   (Ref. 108899)
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
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  PhysiologyOxygen consumption
  Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
  
			 
			
			
			
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				Estimates based on models
			
			
			
									
						Preferred temperature  					
				 (Ref. 
115969): 17.7 - 21.9, mean 19.2 (based on 345 cells).			
 
			
			
			
			
			
						
							
				
					
						Fishing Vulnerability  					
					
					
						Low vulnerability (10 of 100).					
				
						
						
			
									
						Price category  					
					
					Unknown.