Copepoda |
Calanoida |
Calanidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Temperate
Arctic and Northeast Pacific: Canada.
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.
Mackas, D.L. 1992 Seasonal cycle of zooplankton off southwestern British Columbia 1979-89. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 49:903-921. (Ref. 93915)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543) |
(0 of 100). |
Price category (Ref. 80766): |
Unknown. |