Malacostraca |
Isopoda |
Cirolanidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 600 - 2148 m (Ref. 3113). Tropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
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.
Bruce, N. and J. Svavarsson 2003 A new genus and species of cirolanid isopod (Crustacea) from Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Cahiers de biologie marine 44(1):1-12. (Ref. 8263)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
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Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
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Price category
Unknown.