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Carinoma tremaphoros

Overview

General Description

Translucent body color.

Description

Behavior

Actively burrows in sediment.

External Appearance

Anterior is creamy white; posterior is darker tan color. Pointed head used for burrowing.  Tail flattened.

Digestive System

Mouth ventral behind the brain.

Sensory Organs

No sensory structures on head.

Reproduction and Development

Gonochoric with external outcross fertilization.  Single reproductive cycle per year with a duration of 2 months.

Egg development is 2 days; larval stage extends for several weeks.

Size

Up to 4 cm in length

Ecology

Habitat

Adult burrows into top 10 cm of fine sandy and muddy sediment.

Distribution

Indian River Lagoon (Fort Pierce, Florida, USA)

Known Prey Organisms

Carnivorous and also feeds on detritus in sediment. 

References

Gibson, R. (1995).  Nemertean species and genera of the world: an annotated check-list of original names and description citations, synonyms, current taxonomic status, habitats and recorded zoogeographic distribution. Journal of Natural History . 29, 271–562.
Oudemans, A. C. (1885).  Circulatory and Nephridial Apparatus of the Nemertea. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science. 25 (Suppl.), 1-80.
Cite this taxon page as:

Ritger, Rebecca. 2010. Taxon page for Carinoma tremaphoros. In: Nemertea, http://nemertea.lifedesks.org/pages/131. First Created: 2010-01-29T21:14:58Z. Last Updated: 2010-01-29T21:14:58Z.