Cirolana harfordi, Scavenging isopod

Cirolana harfordi   (Lockington, 1877)

Scavenging isopod
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Isopoda | Cirolanidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - ? m (Ref. 3113).  Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northwest and Eastern Pacific: Hong Kong, Canada and USA.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 1 - 1.1 cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Frequently found on sandy beaches. Abundant in mussel beds on rocky shores (Ref. 124798).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

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 (Ref. 833). Incubation lasts from 3 to 4 months (Ref. 117838).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley and S. Shilling. 1995. (Ref. 3113)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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