Pycnogonida |
Pantopoda |
Rhynchothoracidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic and Southeast Pacific: Belize and Galapagos Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
The species probably came from coral and sand around or under rock rubble. The most common habitats of this genus are interstitial, with the animals living between sand grains around or under rocks (Ref. 2086).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Pycnogonida are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. During copulation, male usually suspends itself beneath the female. Fertilization occurs as the eggs leave the female's ovigers. Males brood the egg masses until they hatch. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into protonymphon larva then to adults.
Child, C.A. 1992 Shallow-water Pycnogonida of Gulf of Mexico. Memoirs of the Hourglass Cruises 9:1-86. Florida Department Natural Resources, Bureau of Marine Resources, Jan. 1992. (Ref. 2115)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Population dynamicsGrowth
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Price category
Unknown.
