Gastropoda |
Nudibranchia |
Aeolidiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 3 - 3 m (Ref. 83435). Tropical; 19°N - 12°N, 88°E - 0°E (Ref. 83435)
Circumtropical: Australia, New Caledonia and Spain.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 844)
Assumed maximum length from Ref. 844. Cryptic among algae (Ref. 822).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Nudibranchia are simultaneous hermaphrodites. Mating behavior: Both individuals darts their penis toward each other to induce one to act as a male and the other as the female. The victorious one to penetrate the body wall is the dominant male. Life cycle: Eggs are deposited on a substratum where they develop and hatch into (planktonic) vestigial veliger larval stage and further grow as adults.
Museum of Natural History in Paris 2005 CLEMAM - Checklist of European Marine Mollusca - Public scientific database, consulted on [020606], hosted by Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (M.N.H.N.), Paris, at: http://www.mnhn.fr/biotaxis/clemam. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (M.N.H.N.), Paris, at: http://www.mnhn.fr/biotaxis/clemam (Ref. 1056)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Max. ages / sizes
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Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
