Malacostraca |
Isopoda |
Sphaeromatidae | Dynameninae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Australia and Viet Nam.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.3 cm BL (female)
Inhabits shallow waters (Ref. 3113). Found in woods, filamentous red algae, beach rocks and rock crevices on upper shore and under stone on rocky or fine sand and rocks on the midshore (Ref. 8085). Also found on rocky intertidal zone (Ref. 81176).
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.
Harrison, K. and D.M. Holdich. 1982. (Ref. 8085)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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