Allomalorhagida |
Not assigned |
Pycnophyidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish. Tropical
Caribbean Sea: Belize.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Trunk slightly tapered anteriorly; strongly tapered posteriorly with narrow penultimate and slightly flared terminal segments. Mid-dorsal spinose projections well-developed. Semicircular cuticular ridge prominent on sternal plates. Distinct, round projections of the anterolateral tergal margins of the first trunk segment. Small projections on the anterior tergal margin. Lateral projection of tergal plate present in females; absent in males. Males with 3 pairs of penile spines at anterolateral margins of terminal sternal plates, 2 unmodified lateral setae on segment 12, adhesive tubes on segment 4 sternal plates, even lateral margin on terminal tergal plates, and slightly narrower trunk segments (Ref. 1409).
Occurs in mixed sediments of mud, sand and mangrove detritus and occasional seagrass (Ref. 1409).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Higgins, R.P. 1983. (Ref. 1409)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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