Copepoda |
Calanoida |
Megacalanidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Temperate
Northeast Atlantic and Antarctic Atlantic: North Sea and South Georgia. Temperate to polar.
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.
Hogg, O.T., D.K.A. Barnes and H.J. Griffiths 2011 Highly diverse, poorly studied and uniquely threatened by climate change: an assessment of marine biodiversity on South Georgia's continental shelf. PLoS ONE 6(5):e19795. (Ref. 115910)
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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Unknown.
