Mystacocarida |
Mystacocaridida |
Derocheilocarididae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 2 m (Ref. 91958). Subtropical
Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Beach and shoreline, (Ref. 91958).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Mystacocaridida are gonochoric. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into nauplii.
Martin, J.W. 2009 Cephalocarida and Mystacocarida (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. pp. 821-825. In D.L. Felder and D. K. Camp (eds) Gulf of Mexico origin, waters, and biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity. USA: Texas A&M University Press. (Ref. 91958)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
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