Thecostraca |
Scalpellomorpha |
Lepadidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile. Tropical
Circumglobal.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Epibiotic (Ref. 106854, 111011), on oceanic surface and epipelagic (Ref. 111011). Can also be endozoic (Ref. 106854). Found attached to a buoy (Ref. 2767), and attached to floating objects. Known as a fouling species (Ref. 81749).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the superorder Thoracica are mostly hermaphroditic. Broadcast spawners, fertilization occurs in the mantle cavity. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into planktonic nauplii and leave the mantle cavity. Afterwards, they undergo six naupliar instars succeded by nonfeeding cypris larva (settling stage) which later metamorphose into adults.
Wirtz, P., R. Araújo and A.J. Southward. 2006. (Ref. 2767)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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