Allomalorhagida |
Not assigned |
Pycnophyidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish. Tropical
Caribbean Sea: Belize.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Trunk with rounded posterior margin, anterior slightly tapered. First trunk segment with small projections of anterolateral margins on tergal plate, slightly denticulate at anterior margin. Thin sculptured cuticle across anterior margin of episternal plates. Sternal plates 3 to 11 with buttress-like reinforcement between lateral pachycycli; anterior half of sternal plates 4 to 11 with 1 to 3 parallel cuticular ridges. Lateral setae absent on segment 12; with lateral bulbous projections on terminal tergal plate. Males with 3 pairs of penile spines at terminal sternal plates anterolateral margins, sensory spot on segment 12 tergal plate, adhesive tubes on segment 4 sternal plates, and slightly narrower sternal width (Ref. 1409).
Occurs in various mixtures of sediments, mud and detritus with occasional seagrass (Ref. 1409).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Higgins, R.P. 1983. (Ref. 1409)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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