Not assigned |
Sipuncula |
Golfingiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 1 - 100 m (Ref. 1840). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cmCommon length : 3.0 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1778)
Buried in the upper 5 cm of sandy sediments associated with seagrass beds, it inhabits discarded gastropod shells in shallow waters throughout the lagoon. Development is direct, a crawling vermiform stage hatching from egg coverings within 2 days (Ref. 1778). Buried in the upper 5 cm of sandy sediments associated with seagrass beds, it inhabits discarded gastropod shells in shallow waters throughout the lagoon (Ref. 1778).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Rice, M.E., J. Pirraino, H.F. Reichard and H.M. Swain 1995 A Survey of the Sipuncula of the Indian River Lagoon. p. 128-135. In Biodiversity of the Indian River Lagoon Conference. Fort Pierce, Florida. (Ref. 1778)
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 cycleReproduction
Maturity
Fecundity
Spawning
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.5 - 27, mean 25.4 (based on 82 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
