Malacostraca |
Cumacea |
Diastylidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal; depth range 100 - 650 m (Ref. 87801). Temperate
Southeast Pacific: Chile.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
It is found on soft bottoms at depths of 100 to 650 m (Ref. 87801).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Cumacea are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. Spawning is characterized by nocturnal swarming behavior. Females brood the eggs in the marsupium where they molt, become mancas and leave.
Watling, L. 2005. (Ref. 8293)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 4.1 - 9.7, mean 5.7 (based on 81 cells).