Pycnogonida |
Pantopoda |
Rhynchothoracidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic and Southeast Pacific: Belize and Galapagos Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
The species probably came from coral and sand around or under rock rubble. The most common habitats of this genus are interstitial, with the animals living between sand grains around or under rocks (Ref. 2086).
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. 1992. (Ref. 2115)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Growth
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Morphology
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Abundance
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Unknown.