Pentanymphon antarcticum   Hodgson, 1904


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

Pycnogonida | Pantopoda | Nymphonidae

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

Benthic; depth range 3 - 3227 m (Ref. 1680).  Polar

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southwest Pacific and Antarctic: Antarctica, South Orkney, South Shetland and New Zealand.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Trunk and lateral processes slender. Glabrous. Lateral processes well separated, ocular tubercle and oviger implantations at anterior of first lateral processes. Neck long, abdomen short. Chelifores slender, long, chelae with many crowded teeth. Palps as in N. hiemale. Ovigers very similar in both species but strigilis of this species with more denticulate spines per segment. Legs long, slender, with few short setae. Tarsus slightly shorter than propodus, both with short sole spines only, claw slender, well curved, auxiliary claws about half main claw length (Ref. 9).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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

Members of the class Pycnogonida are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. During copulation, male usually suspends itself beneath the female. Fertilization occurs as the eggs leave the female's ovigers. Males brood the egg masses until they hatch. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into protonymphon larva then to adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Child, C.A. 1998. (Ref. 9)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): -1.9 - 1.9, mean 0.4 (based on 1608 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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