Not assigned |
Acoela |
Convolutidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal. Subtropical
Western Indian Ocean: Israel.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.4 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1158)
Associated with Plesiastrea laxa coral. Found on the external surface of the coral (Ref. 1158).
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.
Ogunlana, M.V., M.D. Hooge, Y.I. Tekle, Y. Benayahu, O. Barneah and S. Tyler 2005 Waminoa brickneri n. sp. (Acoela: Acoelomorpha) associated with corals in the Red Sea. Zootaxa 1008:1-11. (Ref. 1158)
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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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
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.