| Family: |
Pycnophyidae () |
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| Environment: |
benthic; brackish; marine |
| Distribution: |
Caribbean Sea: Belize. |
| Diagnosis: |
Anterior and posterior trunk slightly tapered. Pointed anterolateral projections; similar projections lateroterminal the tergal-sternal junction of the penultimate segment extending beyond the terminal segment. Denticulate anterodorsal tergal margin. Segments 3 to 11 with spinose processes on the mid-dorsal margin; segment 12 with 3 lateral setae. Males with 3 pairs of penile spines at the anterolateral margins of terminal sternal plates and adhesive tube on each sternal plate of segment 4. Females with single gonopore (Ref. 1409). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in mixed sediments, mud, and seagrass and mangrove detritus and occasional seagrass (Ref. 1409). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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