Pycnogonida |
Pantopoda |
Colossendeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 703 - 4390 m (Ref. 2157). Subtropical
Northern Pacific: Japan, Kermadec Island and USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Consistently small with long, ctraight, inflated proboscis. Distal 3 palp segments very short in relation to next proximal 2. Tarsus almost twice propodal length, claw of moderate length. Terminal oviger claw very long (Ref. 2157, p. 13).
Deep slope to abyssal (Ref. 19).
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.
Child, C.A. 1994. (Ref. 2157)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 2 - 3.9, mean 2.6 (based on 587 cells).
Price category
Unknown.