Copepoda |
Harpacticoida |
Harpacticidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 12 m (Ref. 128659). Temperate
Northeast Atlantic: North Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Dwells in fine and coarse sandy substrates. Inhabits the shoreline, intertidal and subtidal zones. Recorded from marine and estuarine littoral, and shallow coastal water. Associated with macroalgae (Ref. 128659).
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.
Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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