Copepoda |
Calanoida |
Pontellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal. Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: China.
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 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.
Hwang, J.-S., Y.-Y. Tu, L.-C. Tseng, L.-S. Fang, S. Souissi, T.-S. Fang, W.-T. Lo, W.-H. Twan, S.-H. Hsiao, C.-H. Wu, S.-H. Peng, T.-P. Wei and Q.-C. Chen 2004 Taxonomic composition and seasonal distribution of copepod assembalges from waters adjacent to nuclear power plant I and II in northern Taiwan. Journal of Marine Science and Technology 12(5):380-391. (Ref. 77774)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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