Malacostraca |
Isopoda |
Sphaeromatidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish. Tropical
Northwest Pacific, Central Pacific and Western Central Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.5 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8085)
Found among barnacles, bryozoans and rock oysters on rocks and man-made structures from upper to lower rocky shores (Ref. 8085). Also associated with prop roots of Rhizophora mangle (Ref. 3113). Commonly found in a fouling community (Ref. 124798).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Isopoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Mating usually occurs before and sometimes during the parturial molt. Sperm transfer is indirect. Life cycle: Eggs are brooded in the marsupium, which later hatch into manca postlarva before developing into adults.
Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley and S. Shilling. 1995. (Ref. 3113)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Growth
Length-weight
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Morphology
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Abundance
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Estimates based on models
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.