Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Maxillopoda | Platycopioida | Platycopiidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic; depth range 0 - 2 m (Ref. 7811). Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Central Atlantic: Bermuda.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7811)

Depth range based on holotype (Ref. 7811); to be replaced with a better reference.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the subclass Copepoda are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. During copulation, male glues spermatophores to the female's venter. Life cycle: Eggs undergo six naupliar and five larval stages before becoming an adult.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Fosshagen, A. and T.M. Iliffe. 1988. (Ref. 7811)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Critically Endangered (CR) (B1+2c); Date assessed: 01 August 1996

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Estimates based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Nanocopia minuta Fosshagen, 1988