Pycnogonida |
Pantopoda |
Nymphonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 14 - 2256 m (Ref. 119523). Temperate
Arctic Ocean and Northwest Atlantic: Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Temperate to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Ecology: Deep shelf to upper slope (Ref. 19). Chelifore: fingers curved, with a wide gap between them (Ref. 12). Deep shelf to upper slope (Ref. 19). Probably associated with Umbellula encrinus. Peculiar shape of the species may be adapted to grasping Umbellula tentacles (Ref. 121217).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Pycnogonida are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. During copulation, male usually suspends itself beneath the female. Fertilization occurs as the eggs leave the female's ovigers. Males brood the egg masses until they hatch. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into protonymphon larva then to adults.
Turpaeva, E.P. 2005. (Ref. 2555)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Unknown.