Pycnogonida |
Pantopoda |
Phoxichilidiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 40 m (Ref. 1852). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic and the Indo-West Pacific: Melanesia, African Atlantic coasts.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Anterior lateral processes broader than posterior pairs, imparting triangular aspect to trunk in dorsal view. Proboscis tapering from broad base gradually to narrow distal section and tiny mouth, curved dorsally in distal half. Legs short; tibiae short, with setose bulges. Auxiliary claws tiny, sometimes absent (Ref. 2115, p. 41).
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.
Child, C.A. 1988. (Ref. 6)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 18.3 - 28.9, mean 27.4 (based on 926 cells).
Price category
Unknown.