Gastropoda |
Nudibranchia |
Lomanotidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 11 m (Ref. 83435). Tropical
Indo-Pacific and Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 822)
Maximum depth from Ref. 123909. Assumed maximum length from Ref. 822. Very cryptic on its hydroid prey. Subtidal (Ref. 415); Found on Lytocarpus sp. (Ref. 822).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Nudibranchia are simultaneous hermaphrodites. Mating behavior: Both individuals darts their penis toward each other to induce one to act as a male and the other as the female. The victorious one to penetrate the body wall is the dominant male. Life cycle: Eggs are deposited on a substratum where they develop and hatch into (planktonic) vestigial veliger larval stage and further grow as adults.
Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés. 2005. (Ref. 415)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Estimates based on models
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.