Not assigned |
Chaetonotoidea |
Chaetonotidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Southwest Pacific: Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found in sand grains on a high-energy ocean beach at mid-tide level (Ref. 2646). Occurs at the mid tide mark.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nicholas, N. and M.A. Todaro 2005 Observations on Gastrotricha from a sandy beach in southeastern Australia with a description of Halichaetonotus australis sp. Nov. (Gastrotricha: Chaetonotida). N Z.J.Mar Freshwat.Res 39:973-980. (Ref. 2646)
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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Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
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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
Price category
Unknown.
