Dulichiella appendiculata

Dulichiella appendiculata   (Say, 1818)


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

Malacostraca | Amphipoda | Melitidae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 148 m (Ref. 108023).  Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Indian Ocean and Western Atlantic: United Arab Emirates and USA.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 118456); 1.11 cm TL (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on sponges, hydroids and bryozoans. Epibenthic. Polyhaline. Mesograzer on brown algae such as Sargassum (Ref. 75042).

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

This species has a semi-annual, iteroparous life history (Ref. 118456). Members of the order Amphipoda are gonochoric and sexually dimoprhic (males larger than females). Mating behavior: Males locate potential partners with the aid of their antenna to detect the pheromones released by the females; the male then rides or carries the female until the latter is ready to molt. When the female is ready, the male pushes the sperm into the marsupium and releases the female afterwards. A few hours later, the female releases her eggs into the marsupium for fertilization. Life cycle: Eggs are brooded in the marsupium. Eggs hatch into juveniles and remain in the marsupium for a few days. Each species undergo 20 molts at most, i.e., 1-year long life cycle (Ref. 833).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Lowry, J.K. and R.T. Springthorpe 2007 A revision of the tropical/temperate amphipod genus Dulichiella Stout, 1912, and the description of a new Atlantic genus Verdeia gen. nov. Zootaxa 1424:1-62. (Ref. 75042)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.7 - 27.7, mean 25.5 (based on 324 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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