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Not assigned |
Phoronidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Northwest Pacific: Sea of Japan.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the phylum Phoronida are mostly hermaphroditic. Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming planktotrophic actinotrocha larvae which later sinks to the bottom and metamorphose into benthic adults.
Temereva, E.N. and V.V. Malakhov 1999 A new rock dwelling phoronid species, Phoronis svetlanae (Lophophorata, Phoronida) from the Sea of Japan. Zool. Zhurn. 78(5):626-630. (Ref. 1600)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
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
Price category
Unknown.
