Copepoda |
Calanoida |
Candaciidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 6 - 50 m (Ref. 108706). Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific: United Arab Emirates, Oman, China and Hong Kong.
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.
Hwang, J.S., Q.C. Chen and C.K. Wong 1998 Taxonomic composition and grazing rate of calanoid copepods in costal waters of northern Taiwan. Crustaceana 71(4):378-389. (Ref. 77978)
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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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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