Malacostraca |
Amphipoda |
Gammaridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; brackvatten; djupintervall 0 - 127 m (Ref. 104500). Temperate
Northeast Atlantic: Europe.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Inhabits macroepiphytes (Ref. 104685). Deposit-feeder; trophic level 1.8 (Ref. 96418). Adults feed on the macroepiphytes Ceramium nodulosum and Pilayella littoralis from the host brown alga Ascophyllum nodosum; small individuals graze on A. nodosum but with preference for the macroepiphytes. Important prey for fish and other predators (Ref. 104685).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Amphipoda are gonochoric and sexually dimoprhic (males larger than females). Mating behavior: Males locate potential partners with the aid of their antenna to detect the pheromones released by the females; the male then rides or carries the female until the latter is ready to molt. When the female is ready, the male pushes the sperm into the marsupium and releases the female afterwards. A few hours later, the female releases her eggs into the marsupium for fertilization. Life cycle: Eggs are brooded in the marsupium. Eggs hatch into juveniles and remain in the marsupium for a few days. Each species undergo 20 molts at most, i.e., 1-year long life cycle.
Healy, B. 1997 Long-term changes in a brackish lagoon, Lady's Island Lake, South-east Ireland. Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 97B(1):33-51. (Ref. 2779)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 7.2 - 12.4, mean 10.1 (based on 742 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
