Pycnogonida |
Pantopoda |
Nymphonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 402 m (Ref. 2090). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Trunk and neck elongate, sides of neck parallel. Ocular tubercle narrow, short; eyes moderately large. Proboscis inflated proximally, rounded distally in lateral view. Chelifore palms very inflated in male; fingers as long as palms, each with 15 to 19 bicuspid teeth. Palp second and third segments subequal. Oviger fourth segment glabrous or with few distal setae. Tarsus short, about 0.4 length of propodus; claw about equal in length to auxiliary claws (Ref. 2115, p. 71).
Found on the bay and nearshore to slope. Epibiotic (Ref. 116112).
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. 2004 Some Pycnogonida from the Western Caribbean with descriptions of three new species. Bull. Mar. Sci. 74(1):143-161. (Ref. 2090)
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
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 17.2 - 26.7, mean 22.4 (based on 203 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
