Ostracoda |
Podocopida |
Xestoleberididae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 15 m (Ref. 96389). Temperate
Northeast and Western Central Atlantic, Eastern Central Pacific and European inland waters.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found in brackish environments (Refs. 96387, 132940); in salt water lagoons and marshes. Also, with a very pronounced dependence on the coralline algae which provides support (Ref. 96389).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Ostracoda are gonochoric. Sperm transfer is direct. During copulation, male clasps the female dorsally and posteriorly and later on injects its penis between the valves of the female. Eggs may either be attached to a substratum or brooded, where they grow and hatch as nauplii.
Snoeijs, P., K. Mo and S. Statens 1987 Macrofauna on rocky substrates in the Forsmark biotest basin March 1984 - March 1985. Naturvårdsverket, 55p. (Ref. 95961)
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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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 7.6 - 25.9, mean 10.7 (based on 914 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
