Jaera albifrons   Leach, 1814


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

Malacostraca | Isopoda | Janiridae

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

Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 55 m (Ref. 3113).  Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northeast Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

It is an infaunal and epifaunal species on Zostera sp. (Ref. 95819). Also inhabits the brown alga Ascophyllum nodosum and epiphytes such as Ceramium nodulosum and Pilayella littoralis (Ref. 104685). Prefers silty substrates (Ref. 95753). Feeds on microalgae (Refs. 95728, 104685), fucoid tissue, and bacteria (Ref. 104685).

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

Members of the order Isopoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Mating usually occurs before and sometimes during the parturial molt. Sperm transfer is indirect. Life cycle: Eggs are brooded in the marsupium, which later hatch into manca postlarva before developing into adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Markowski, S. 1962. (Ref. 2802)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 8.1 - 12.1, mean 9.8 (based on 394 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.