Malacostraca |
Isopoda |
Plakarthriidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Polar
South Atlantic and Antarctic Peninsula: South Georgia and South Orkney islands; also known from Petermann Island, Booth-Wandell Island and Anvers Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Inhabits shallow waters (Ref. 3113).
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.
Poore, G.C.B. and A. Brandt. 2001. (Ref. 8436)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
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Price category
Unknown.