Not assigned |
Macrodasyida |
Cephalodasyidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 3 m (Ref. 111259). Temperate
Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean: USA, Germany and Italy. Temperate to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.3 cm BASL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2109)
Maximum depth from Ref. 114727. This is a benthic interstitial species, found in beach and shorelines (Ref. 111259). Found at -10 to +30 cm above the mean low tide level, at depths greater than 2 cm in grey sands (Ref. 2109). Occurs at the low tide mark.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Todaro, M.A., J.W. Fleeger and W.D. Hummon 1995 Marine gastrotrichs from the sand beaches of the northern Gulf of Mexico: species list and distribution. Hydrobiologia 310:107-117. (Ref. 2060)
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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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproduction
Maturity
Fecundity
Spawning
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8.9 - 23.5, mean 11.6 (based on 502 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
