Pycnogonida |
Pantopoda |
Phoxichilidiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 22 - 78 m (Ref. 2115). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Neck relatively long, slender. Ocular tubercle, including slender apical tubercle, as long as abdomen. Chelae each with 3 tiny teeth on both fingers. Legs with very long, major dorsodistal spines; femur with 2 low, tapering cement gland tubes; propodus with short lamina on distal half of sole; heel with 2 robust spines; auxiliaries minute (Ref. 2115, p. 46).
Depth to be replaced with better reference. Found on bay and nearshore. Epibiotic (Ref. 116112).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Pycnogonida are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. During copulation, male usually suspends itself beneath the female. Fertilization occurs as the eggs leave the female's ovigers. Males brood the egg masses until they hatch. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into protonymphon larva then to adults.
Child, C.A. 1992 Shallow-water Pycnogonida of Gulf of Mexico. Memoirs of the Hourglass Cruises 9:1-86. Florida Department Natural Resources, Bureau of Marine Resources, Jan. 1992. (Ref. 2115)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 21.1 - 27.5, mean 24.6 (based on 42 cells).
Price category
Unknown.