Copepoda |
Cyclopoida |
Rhynchomolgidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Central Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the subclass Copepoda are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. During copulation, male glues spermatophores to the female's venter. Life cycle: Eggs undergo six naupliar and five larval stages before becoming an adult.
Humes, A.G. and G. Hendler 1999 Biology and taxonomy of species of Ophiopsyllus and Pseudanthessius (Copepoda) associated with brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) in Belize. Bull. Mar. Sci. 65(3):699-713. (Ref. 86572)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
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Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae DistributionCountriesFAO areasEcosystemsOccurrencesIntroductions PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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