Polychaeta |
Sabellida |
Sabellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall ? - 824 m (Ref. 78667). Temperate
Western Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean: British coasts and Atlantic shores of Southern Europe.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found on volcanic mud at a depth of 823.5 m (Ref. 78667). An active suspension-feeder (Ref. 96376).
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.
M'Intosh, W.C. 1885 Report on the Annelida Polychaeta dredged H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. In Report of the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76: a summary of the scientific results, Zoology 12:1-590. (Ref. 78667)
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.
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