Polychaeta |
Sabellida |
Serpulidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 5 - 6 m (Ref. 87382). Polar
Southern Indian Ocean: Heard Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Taken from bryozoan, Notoplites sp. (Ref. 87382).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Polychaeta are mostly gonochoric (sexual). Mating: Females produce a pheromone attracting and signalling the males to shed sperm which in turn stimulates females to shed eggs, this behavior is known as swarming. Gametes are spawned through the metanephridia or body wall rupturing (termed as "epitoky", wherein a pelagic, reproductive individual, "epitoke", is formed from a benthic, nonreproductive individual, "atoke"). After fertilization, most eggs become planktonic; although some are retained in the worm tubes or burrowed in jelly masses attached to the tubes (egg brooders). Life Cycle: Eggs develop into trocophore larva, which later metamorph into juvenile stage (body lengthened), and later develop into adults.
Rzhavsky, A.V. 1997 Three new species and a new genus of Spirorbidae (Polychaeta) from the Southern Indian Ocean, with a brief description of two species incerta sedis from the southern hemisphere. Ophelia 46(3):233-245. (Ref. 87382)
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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Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models