Not assigned | 
Bursovaginoidea | 
Gnathostomulidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range				
				
					Ecology				
				
			
			
				Benthic; depth range 0 - 3 m (Ref. 116122).  Tropical			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Western Atlantic, Mediterranean and Western Indian Ocean.
			
			
			
			
			
				Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
			
			
				Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1387)			
			
			
						
			
			
			
			
				
					Intertidal (Ref. 1184); occurs at low tide mark (Ref. 1181 and 1184).  May be found among mangroves in brackish environments (Ref. 1184).  Specimen obtained from intertidal sand (Ref. 1182). Found at low tide (Ref. 1181).  Specimen obtained from intertidal sand (Ref. 1182).  Occurs at the low tide mark.				
			
			
			
			
			
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				Sterrer, W. 2004 Gnathostomulida from the Twin Cays, Belize, Mangrove Community. Atoll Research Bulletin No. 20. (Ref. 1184)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						IUCN Red List Status    
						 (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
					
				
			
			
			
			
				CITES status   (Ref. 108899)
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
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						Fishing Vulnerability  					
					
					
						Low vulnerability (10 of 100).					
				
						
						
			
									
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					Unknown.