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Turbanellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 5 - 10 m (Ref. 2111). Temperate
Mediterranean and northern Atlantic and Pacific regions.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2043)
One of the most ubiquitous gastrotrichs (Ref. 2243). Depth based on occurrence (Ref. 2111, p. 349); to be replaced with better reference. Found in sand form coarse and pure to quite fine, mostly in the littoral zone. It is very adaptable to salinity variations (Ref. 2243).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hummon, W.D. 1972 Dispersion of Gastrotricha in a marine beach of the San Juan Archipelago, Washingtion. Mar. Biol. 16:349-355. (Ref. 2111)
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 dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance 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): 7.9 - 19.7, mean 11.7 (based on 1387 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.