Polychaeta |
Sabellida |
Serpulidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 0 - 3 m (Ref. 107830). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific, Southeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Depth based on occurrence; to be replaced with a better reference. Most common in intertidal zone; also found subtidally and in artificial habitats (e.g. cooling systems) that are constantly submerged (Ref. 102526). Attached to a dead Porites sp. (Ref. 102066). Builds a characteristic 2 to 3 cm-long calcareous tube with a flattened 'porch' over the opening of the tube. Also forms aggregations attached to rock in the eulittoral zone (Ref. 102838). Part of epibenthic and arboreal communities in mangrove areas (Ref. 128397).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Polychaeta are gonochoric (sexual), gametes are spawned through the metanephridia or body wall rupturing.
Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice, L.G. Eldredge and J.T. Carlton. 1999. (Ref. 3356)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)FödosammansättningFödointagPredatorer 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
Price category
Unknown.