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Bifurgaster kermadeca Stone & Moyse, 1985
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Thecostraca | Dendrogastrida | Dendrogastridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 5480 - 5480 m (Ref. 89521). Subtropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Southwest Pacific: Kermadec Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Depth based on type locality; to be replaced with a better reference.
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the infraclass Ascothoracida are mostly gonochoric, some are hermaphroditic. Life cycle: Eggs develop into nauplii and later into cyprid larvae before turning into adults.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Stone, C.J. and J. Moyse 1985 Bifurgaster, a new genus of Ascothoracida (Crustacea: Maxillopoda) parasitic in deep water asteroids. Journal of Natural History 19:1269-1279. (Ref. 89521)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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