Allomalorhagida |
Not assigned |
Pycnophyidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish. Tropical
Caribbean Sea: Belize.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Trunk segments 3 to 9 with nearly equal width; segments 10 to 13 moderately tapered. First trunk segment anterodorsal margin evenly dentate. Mid-dorsal setae prominent on segments 4 to 11. Lateral setae on segments 4, 6 to 11; 1 pair on either side of segment 12 near terminal margin. Truncated terminal segment. Cuticular scars L-shaped and posteriorly adjacent to sensory spots on episternal plates (Ref. 1409).
Occurs in mixed sediments of mud and seagrass detritus (Ref. 1409).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Higgins, R.P. 1983 The Atlantic Barrier Reef ecosystem at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. II. Kinorhyncha. Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences, 18:1-131. (Ref. 1409)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Abundance
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 71543) |
(0 of 100). |
Price category
(Ref. 80766): |
Unknown. |
