Warning: session_start(): open(e:\temp\sess_uups49uk1kd0h82tno7knck137, O_RDWR) failed: Permission denied (13) in C:\Apache24\htdocs\includes\lang_session.php on line 4
Sipunculus norvegicus
Sipunculus norvegicus Danielssen, 1869
No Picture Available

Family:  Sipunculidae (sipunculids)
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 100 - 3000 m
Distribution:  Indian Ocean and Mediterranean: Australia, Red Sea (Ref. 1456), Greece (Ref. 1819), Monaco, North Atlantic (from equator to 57 degrees North (Ref. 775)) and Southwest and Western Central Pacific (Ref.1871). Tropical to boreal.
Diagnosis:  Longitudinal muscle bands from 20 to 24; commonly, 21-22. Nephridia: short and free. Brain: elongated and flattened and lobes are not prominent; processes, not yet developed. Tentacular membrane: divided into 8-12 lobes or lappets. Body wall: often semi-transparent.
Biology:  Known as a benthic species (Ref. 85346). Intertidal (Ref. 775) and subtidal to continental rise, shelf, slope (Ref. 1456); on mud (Ref. 775) and in deeper cool water in the sublittoral and bathyal depths (Ref. 1840).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:   
 

Source and more info: www.sealifebase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.



Warning: Unknown: open(e:\temp\sess_uups49uk1kd0h82tno7knck137, O_RDWR) failed: Permission denied (13) in Unknown on line 0

Warning: Unknown: Failed to write session data (files). Please verify that the current setting of session.save_path is correct (e:\temp) in Unknown on line 0