Plesionika gigliolii   (Senna, 1903)

Italian deepsea shrimp

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

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Pandalidae

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

Benthic; depth range 101 - 800 m (Ref. 80197).  Subtropical; 45°N - 6°N, 78°W - 36°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.6 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 80197); 1.86 cm CL (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 106425. Maximum length is based on occurrence from Ref. 80197; to be replaced with a better reference. Found on the middle and upper slopes (Ref. 79118) in mud assemblage (Ref. 102666). Non-migratory macrozooplankton feeder (Ref. 52384). Preys on euphausiids, mysids, hyperiids, insect remains, mesopelagic fish and planktonic forams (Ref. 102666).

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

Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)

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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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 13.2 - 15, mean 14.1 (based on 112 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.55-0.75).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.