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- Oithonidae
- Cyclopoida
- Copepoda
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Oithona similis Claus, 1866
| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Copepoda | Cyclopoida | Oithonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Pelagic; brackish; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 111077). Subtropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Arctic, Northern Pacific, Northeast Atlantic and Antarctic. Subtropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
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
Froneman, P.W. and E.A. Pakhomov 1998 Trophic importance of the chaetognaths Eukrohnia hamata and Sagitta gazellae in the pelagic system of the Prince Edward Islands (Southern Ocean). Polar Biol. 19:242-249. (Ref. 1675)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.