Copepoda |
Calanoida |
Acartiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 200 m (Ref. 111077). Tropical
Cosmopolitan. Tropical to warm temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found on littoral (Ref. 106682), oceanic surface, epipelagic (Ref. 111077) and mesopelagic areas (Ref. 106682). This species is found in seamounts and knolls (Ref. 87872).
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.
Wilson, C.B. 1950. (Ref. 8292)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Price category
Unknown.