Copepoda |
Cyclopoida |
Pseudanthessiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 2 - 40 m (Ref. 101093). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Marshall Islands.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
May be associated with a crinoid, Comanthus bennetti (Ref. 100838).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the subclass Copepoda are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. During copulation, male glues spermatophores to the female's venter. Life cycle: Eggs undergo six naupliar and five larval stages before becoming an adult.
Zmarzly, D.L. 1984 Distribution and ecology of shallow-water crinoids at Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, with an annotated checklist of their symbionts. Pacific Science 38(2):105-122. (Ref. 100838)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 27.1 - 29, mean 28 (based on 216 cells).