Priapulomorpha |
Not assigned |
Tubiluchidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 116111). Tropical
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.2 cm BASL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1591)
Found in shallow waters (Ref. 425); inhabits sand and mud substrata (Ref. 1585); found in coral sand (Ref. 1589), coarse sand (Ref. 116111 and silty sand (Ref. 1591).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the phylum Priapulida are gonochoric. Life cycle: Eggs develop into benthic priapulid larvae before turning into adult.
Higgins, R.P. and V. Storch 1991 Evidence for direct development in Meiopriapulus fijiensis (Priapulida). Transactions of the Microscopical Society 110(1):37-46. (Ref. 1570)
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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Tools
More information
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 cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.7 - 28.3, mean 27 (based on 476 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
