Ostracoda |
Podocopida |
Loxoconchidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 20 - ? m (Ref. 128821). Temperate
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Northeast Atlantic: North Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Mesohaline species. Dwells in brackish coastal waters at salinities of 18-30ppm. Thrives at depths of 20m or less in lagoons, gulfs, estuaries, river mouths, and tidal plains. Associated with algae and mud (Ref. 128821).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Ostracoda are gonochoric. Sperm transfer is direct. During copulation, male clasps the female dorsally and posteriorly and later on injects its penis between the valves of the female. Eggs may either be attached to a substratum or brooded, where they grow and hatch as nauplii.
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)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Unknown.