Malacostraca |
Isopoda |
Cirolanidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 5 - 30 m (Ref. 117505). Temperate; 72°N - 28°N, 13°W - 36°E
Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean: from Norway to Baltic Sea, south to Morocco and east to Turkey.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cmmax. reported age: 2.00 years (Ref. 130074)
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.
Greve, W., F. Reiners, J. Nast and S. Hoffmann. 2004. (Ref. 2988)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm<2; tmax=2).
Price category
Unknown.