Copepoda |
Cyclopoida |
Oithonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 111077). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific and Western Central Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Forms swarms near prop roots of Rhizophora mangle (Ref. 87081).
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.
Ambler, J.W., F.D. Ferrari and J.A. Fornshell 1991 Population structure and swarm formation of the cyclopoid copepod Diothona oculata near mangrove cays. Journal of Plankton Research 13(6):1257-1272. (Ref. 87081)
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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Food consumption
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Price category
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