Scipiolus plumosus   Loman, 1908


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

Pycnogonida | Pantopoda | Ammotheidae

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

Benthic; depth range 90 - 300 m (Ref. 9).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Trunk: moderately long, completely segmented, glabrous. Lateral processes: well separated, armed with 1-2 dorsodistal setae. Cephalic segment: extending slightly dorsal to tiny chelifores, ocular tubercle at centre of segment, little taller than basal diameter, small eyes at mid-length. Proboscis: short, only about 1.5 times longer than cephalic segment, cylindrical, slightly tapered distally. Abdomen: moderately short, erect. Chelifores: very slender, short, chelae atrophied, armed with few short distal setae. Palps: 9-segmented, Achelia-like, with few ventral setae. Ovigers: 10 segmented, fourth segment longest, second segment longer than fifth, sixth segment with denticulate spine, strigilis segments with 1 -2 denticulate spines with small single denticles to larger spines with many lateral denticles. Leg: major segments with several short tubercles each with long feathered (with many lateral setules) seta. Propodus: short, well curved, claw long, robust, tiny auxiliaries present, shorter than basal claw diameter. Male characters known (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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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 9.6 - 22.9, mean 18.3 (based on 168 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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