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Polycanthus torosus   Hooge, 2003

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Australia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Green Island, Queensland, Australia (Ref. 1886).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hooge, M.D., 2003
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Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Not assigned > Acoela (Flat worms) > Polycanthiidae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Demersal; depth range 1 - 2 m (Ref. 1886).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Central Pacific: Australia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1886)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Depth range based from holotype (Ref.1886); to be replaced with a better reference. Found in medium-grained sediment from 1 to 2m water depth (Ref. 1886).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Turbellaria are mostly hermaphrodites. Life cycle: Eggs directly hatch into miniature adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Hooge, M.D. 2003. (Ref. 1886)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses


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Estimates based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.